IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT JABALPUR BEFORE HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE VIVEK KUMAR SINGH &

HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE AJAY KUMAR NIRANKARI

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ON THE 13 OF OCTOBER, 2025 CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1781 of 2014 SHYAM BAHADUR SAHU Versus THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH Appearance:

Shri Ram Prakash Yadav - counsel for the appellant Shri Yash Soni – Dy.Advocate General for the respondent-State Heard on – 06/08/2025 Pronounced on –27/10/2025 JUDGEMENT Per: Justice Vivek Kumar Singh The present appeal has been filed by the appellant under section 374 (2) of the Criminal Procedure Code, against the judgement dated 22.05.2014 passed by learned Special Judge, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, Rewa, in special case no.58/2010, whereby the appellant has been convicted under Section 302/34 of IPC and sentenced to undergo RI for Life and fine of Rs.1,000/- with default stipulations.

2. Brief facts in short for adjudication are that on 03.08.2010, at around 10:00 PM, Brahspati Kol and Kamlesh were returning to their homes from Jagdish Pateriya’s shop. When they reached in front of the house of accused Shyam Bahadur Jaiswal, they heard a familiar voice. They immediately proceede