2026:CGHC:20609 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR CRA No. 20 of 2008 Digambar Lal Satnami S/o Paras Ram Satnami, aged about 30 years, Occupation – Labour, R/o Village Parasadeeh, P.S.-Jaijaipur, Distt.-

Janjgir-Champa, C.G.

... Appellant versus State Of Chhattisgarh through Police Station Kotra Road, Raigarh, Distt. Raigarh (CG)

... Respondent For Appellant : Mr. Gurudev I. Sharan, Advocate.

For Respondent : Mr. Kanhaiya Ram Yadav, Panel Lawyer.

Hon'ble Smt. Justice Rajani Dubey Judgment on Board (04^th May, 2026)

The appellant in this appeal calls in question the legality and validity of the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 12.12.2007 passed by III Additional Sessions Judge (FTC), Raigarh in ST No.52/2006 whereby the appellant stands convicted and sentenced as under:

Conviction Sentence Under Section 398 of Indian Penal RI for 07 years Code.

Under Section 427 of Indian Penal RI for 02 years Code.

Both the sentences were directed to run concurrently.

02. Case of the prosecution, in brief, is that on 16.11.2005 complainant Peela Dau, Incharge Branch Manager of Rural Bank, Branch-Nandeli, was working in the bank and at that time cashier Jitendra Dubey, Manoj Shrivas