2026:CGHC:18913-DB NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR CRA No. 896 of 2024 Rajnna Durgam S/o. Samiya Durgam Aged About 33 Years R/o Annaramm, P.S. Kotapalli District Mancheriyal (Telangana) Present Address -

Panarapara Bijapur P.S. And District Bijapur Chhattisgarh.

... Appellant versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through Police Station Bijapur District Bijapur Chhattisgarh.

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

For Appellant : Mr. Pravin Kumar Tulsyan, Advocate For Respondent/State : Mr. Shailendra Sharma, Panel Lawyer Hon'ble Shr i Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Hon'ble Shri R avindra Kumar Agrawal , Judge Judgment on Board Per Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice

24/04/2026

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This criminal appeal has been preferred by the appellant under section 374 (2) of the Criminal Procedure Code against the impugned judgement dated 05.04.2024 passed by learned Additional VED PRAKASH DEWANGAN Sessions Judge (FTC), Dantewada, District South Bastar VED PRAKASH DEWANGAN Dantewada, in Special Sessions (POCSO) Case No. 12/2022, Date: 2026.05.04 whereby the appellant has been convicted and sentenced in the following manner:

Conviction Sentence U/s 4(2) of the Protection of R.I. for 20 yea