2026:CGHC:10167-DB Digitally signed by RAVVA UTTEJ KUMAR NAFR RAJU HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR CRA No. 603 of 2015 Sanjeev @ Sanju Thakur S/o Jagadish Thakur, aged about 22 years, R/o Village Kalgasa, Thana Darima, District Sarguja, (C.G.)

... Appellant Versus State of Chhattisgarh, through P.S. Darima, District- Sarguja, (C.G.)

... Respondent For Appellant : Mr. Jai Prakash Shukla, Advocate. For State/Respondent : Mr. Ashish Shukla, Additional A.G.

Hon'ble Shri Sanjay K. Agrawal, Judge Hon'ble Shri Arvind Kumar Verma, Judge Judgment on Board Per Arvind Kumar Verma, J.

27.02.2026

1. This criminal appeal filed by the appellant-accused under Section

374(2) of Cr.P.C. is directed against the impugned judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 05.10.2013, passed by the learned Sessions Judge, Sarguja, District Ambikapur (C.G.) in Sessions Trial No. 11/2012, whereby the appellant-accused has been convicted for offence under Section 302 of the IPC, 1860 and sentenced to undergo imprisonment for life and fine of Rs.1,000/- and in default of payment of fine, further undergo additional simple imprisonment for six months.

2. Case of the prosecution, in brief, is that on 04.12.20