2026:CGHC:18645-DB ALOK SHARMA NAFR Date: 2026.04.30 11:50:23 +0530 HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR CRA No. 887 of 2024

1 - Sukhlal Manjhi @ Balli S/o Laxman Manjhi Aged About 48 Years Occupation- Agriculturist, R/o Village Dangbuda, Khalpara, P.S. Sitapur, District- Sarguja, Chhattisgarh ... Appellant(s)

versus

1 - State of Chhattisgarh Through P.S. Outpost- Sitapur, District-

Sarguja, Chhattisgarh ... Respondent(s)

For Appellant(s) : Mr. Ashutosh Singh Kachhawaha, Advocate.

For Respondent/State : Mr. Shailendra Sharma, Panel Lawyer.

Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Hon'ble Shri Ravindra Kumar Agrawal, Judge Judgment on Board Per Ravindra Kumar Agrawal, J.

23/04/2026

1. The present appeal has been filed under Section 374(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short “the Cr.P.C.”) against the impugned judgment of conviction and sentence dated

12.03.2024 passed by the learned Sessions Judge, Surguja (Ambikapur), District Surguja (Chhattisgarh) in Sessions Trial No. 78/2020, arising out of Crime No. 86/2020 of Police Station Sitapur, whereby the appellant has been convicted for the offence punishable under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced to imprisonm