2026:CGHC:10456-DB NAFR RAHUL HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR JHA RAHUL JHA Date: 2026.03.02

17:16:20 +0530 CRA No. 1152 of 2024 Ramanand Sahu @ Bhurva S/o Gudeshwar Sahu, Aged About 19 Years R/o Village Dindori, Police Station- Lalpur, District - Mungeli (C.G)

Appellant(s)

Versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer, Police Station -

Navagarh, District- Bemetara (C.G.).

Respondent(s)

(Cause-title taken from Case Information System) For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Sudhir Verma, Advocate For Respondent(s) : Mr. Shaleen Singh Baghel, GA Hon’ble Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Hon’ble Shri Bibhu Datta Guru, Judge Per, Bibhu Datta Guru, Judge

28/02/2026

1. This criminal appeal preferred under Section 374(2) of the Cr.P.C is against impugned judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 29/04/2024 passed in Sessions Trial No. 45/2023 by the learned I Additional Sessions Judge (Children Court), Bemetara (C.G.), whereby the appellant has been convicted and sentenced as under:-

In the crime in question, three accused persons were involved, out of whom two, namely Rahul Sahu and Sesh Kumar @ Sajan, had preferred CRA No. 2134/2023 challenging their conviction and sentence dated 06