2026:CGHC:10434 SHARMA NAFR Date: 2026.04.17 HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR ACQA No. 571 of 2024

1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through- Aarkashi Kendra City Kotwali, District Raigarh, Chhattisgarh ... Appellant(s)

versus

1 - Saiyyad Jafar @ Chhotu Khan @ Abhishekh S/o Baba Nakhun Shah Aged About 32 Years R/o Bahadurpur, Housing Colony Sector 06, Block 5, M.I.G.

145, Bhutnath Road, Police Station Agamkunwa, District Patna (Bihar).

2 - Subodhkant Singh @ Chhotu @ Abhishekh S/o Shri Ishwar Prasad Singh Aged About 28 Years R/o Chistipur, District Nalanda (Bihar)

3 - Vicky Kumar @ Vicky @ Rajkumar S/o Shri Dwarika Prasad Badhai Aged About 22 Years R/o Badhaiya, Bigha, Police Station Sahar Telpo, District Arbal (Bihar) Present Address Panchsheelnagar, Kumharar, Police Station Agamkunwa, District Patna (Bihar).

... Respondent(s)

For Appellant/State : Mr. Ghanshyam Kashyap, Dy. Govt. Advocate.

For Respondents : Mr. N. Naha Roy, Advocate. Hon'ble Shr i Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal, J.

Judgment on Board

27/02/2026

1. The present acquittal appeal has been filed by the appellant/State under Section 378(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 against the impugned judgment of acquittal dated 23.02