2026:CGHC:18591-DB NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR CRA No. 404 of 2022 Pawan Das Hewar S/o Ghasidas, Aged About 25 Years R/o Village Lakhapuri, P.S. Mardapal, District Kondagaon Chhattisgarh ... Appellant versus State of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer, Police Station Narayanpur, District Narayanpur Chhattisgarh ... Respondent For Appellant : Ms. Nirupama Bajpai, Advocate For State : Mr. Shailendra Sharma, Panel Lawyer Hon’ble Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Hon’ble Shri Ravindra Kumar Agrawal, Judge Judgment on Board Per, Ramesh Sinha, C.J.

23/04/2026

1. Heard Ms. Nirupama Bajpai, learned counsel for the appellant. Also heard Mr. Shailendra Sharma, learned Panel Lawyer, appearing for the respondent/State.

2. This criminal appeal has been preferred under Section 374(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short, ‘Cr.P.C.’) against the impugned judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated Digitally signed by ASHUTOSH ASHUTOSH MISHRA MISHRA Date:

2026.05.06 +0530

25.01.2022, passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge (F.T.C.) Kondagaon, District Kondagaon, C.G. in POCSO Case No.03/2021, by which the appellant has been convicted and sentenced as u