2026:CGHC:18873-DB NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR CRA No. 617 of 2022 Ajay S/o Shivprasad Aged About 25 Years R/o Mahganwa, Namad Giri, Surajpur District Surajpur Chhattisgarh.

... Appellant(s)

versus State of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer, P.S. Chirmiri, District Koriya Chhattisgarh.

...Respondent(s)

(Cause-title taken from Case Information System)

For Appellant : Mr. Akhtar Hussain, Advocate.

For Respondent/State : Mr. Ntiansh Jaiswal, Deputy Government Advocate.

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

24.04.2026

1. Heard Mr. Akhtar Hussain, learned counsel for the appellant. Also Digitally heard Mr. Nitansh Jaiswal, learned Deputy Government Advocate, signed by BRIJMOHAN BRIJMOHANMORLE MORLE Date:

2026.04.27 +0530 appearing for the State/respondent.

2. The present criminal appeal, preferred under Section 374(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short, ‘Cr.P.C.’), is directed against the impugned judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 01.04.2022 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge F.T.S.C (POCSO), Manendragarh, District Koriya (C.G.) (for