2026:CGHC:9760 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR ACQA No. 322 of 2025

1 - State of Chhattisgarh Through Police Station AJK, Ambikapur, Distt. Surguja (C.G.)

... Appellant versus

1 - Munmun Thakur S/o Shrikant Thakur, Aged About 22 Years, R/o Babupara, Atal Awas Ambikapur, Police Station Ambikapur, Distt. Surguja (C.G.)

---- Respondent (Cause-title taken from Case Information System)

For Appellant : Ms. Supriya Upasane, Govt. Advocate.

For Respondent : Mr. Sourabh Pandey, Advocate on behalf of Mr.

Amarnath Pandey, Advocate.

Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal, J.

Order on Board

24-02-2026

1. The present acquittal appeal under Section 14(A)(1) of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (in short ‘the SC/ST Act’) against the impugned judgment of acquittal dated 17-05-2024 passed by the learned Special Judge (Atrocities), Surguja place Ambikapur in Special Sessions Case (Atrocities) No.25/2021 whereby the respondent/accused has been acquitted from the offence under Section 294, 506 Part II, 354, 323 of the IPC and Section 3(1)(r), 3(1)(s), 3(1)(w)(i), 3(2)

(va) (in three counts) of the SC/ST Act.

2. The brief facts of the case are that,