IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT JABALPUR BEFORE HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE B. P. SHARMA

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ON THE 15 OF OCTOBER, 2025 CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1691 of 2018 SONU AND OTHERS Versus THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH Appearance:

Shri Mahendra Choubey - Advocate for the appellants.

Shri Rajmani Singroul - Advocate for the Complainants.

Shri Lokesh Jain - G.A. for the respondent/State.

ORDER This appeal has been filed under Section 374 (2) of the Cr.P.C. r/w Section 415 of B.N.S.S. against the judgment of conviction and order of sentence 31.01.2018 in Special Sessions Trial No.49/2011 passed by the Special Judge, Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, Sagar, whereby the appellants stand convicted and sentenced as under :

conviction Name and Number under Sentenced to of appellant Section Sonu & Vishnu

147 of the R.I. for 3 months and to Pay fine of Rs.500 each and in (Appellant Nos.1 IPC default of fine to suffer S.I. for 1 month.

and 2)

325/149 of R.I. for two years on each count & Pay fine of Rs.500/-

Keshav (Appellant the IPC for for each count (Total Rs.1500/- each) and in default of No.3) three counts. fine to suffer R.I. for 3 months on each count.

Ravi (Appellant 427 of the