2026:CGHC:12602-DB AFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR ACQA No. 252 of 2024 Narsingh Yadav S/o Late Jageshwar Yadav Aged About 50 Years R/o Village Dundera, P.S. Utai, Tahsil Durg, District Durg (C.G.)

... Appellant/complainant versus

1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through P.S. Utai, District Durg (C.G.)

2 - Harishankar Yadav S/o Late Jageshwar Yadav Aged About 35 Years R/o Indira Nagar Village Dundera, P.S. Utai, Tahsil Durg, District Durg (C.G.)

... Respondents For Appellant : Mr. RK Jain, Advocate.

For Respondent No.1/State : Mr. Rishi Raj Pithwa, Dy. GA Hon'ble Smt. Justice Rajani Dubey Hon’ble Shri Justice Radhakishan Agrawal, JJ Judgment on Board (17^th March, 2026)

Per Rajani Dubey, J Challenge in this appeal is to the legality and validity of the judgment dated 23.2.2024 passed by the I Additional Sessions Judge Durg in ST No.64/2023 acquitting the respondent/accused of the charge under Section 304 of IPC by giving him benefit of doubt.

02. It is an admitted fact in this case that deceased Daneshwari was wife of Narsingh Yadav and sister-in-law (Bhabhi) of respondent No.2 accused Harishankar Yadav. As per the prosecution case, in village Dundera, the accused, Harishankar Yadav, r