IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT JABALPUR BEFORE HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE RAJENDRA KUMAR VANI

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ON THE 22 OF JANUARY, 2026 CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 6815 of 2025 SWAPNIL YADAV Versus THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH Appearance:

Shri J.K. Chourasiya - Advocate for the appellant.

Shri Anil Upadhyay - Panel Laawyer for the respondent/State.

Shri Subodh Tamrakar - Panel Lawyer for the respondent/State.

JUDGMENT By the present appeal filed under Section 374(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the appellant has challenged the judgment of conviction and order of sentence passed by Sessions Judge, Sagar in S.T. No.487/2024 whereby the appellant has been convicted under Sections 326 of IPC and sentenced to undergo 03 years RI with fine of Rs.3000/- and in default, to further undergo 3 months RI.

2. In brief the case of prosecution is that on 25.05.2022, the complainant Motilal Prajapati lodged a report at the Motinagar Police Station, Sagar, stating that on 25.05.2022, at around 10:00 pm, he was on his way to home. On the way, in front of Pradeep Sen's house, he encountered the accused, Swapnil Yadav, who, owing to an old grudge, began abusing him with filthy language. When he objected, Swapnil, holding