IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 4669 OF 2025 (@ SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CRIMINAL ) NO(S). 17276 OF 2025 )

(Diary No. 35255/2025)

SUBHASH CHAND BARIK APPELLANT(S)

VERSUS STATE OF CHHATTISGARH RESPONDENT(S)

WITH CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 4670 OF 2025 (@ SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CRIMINAL ) NO(S). 8998 OF 202 5 G.P. PANDEY APPELLANT(S)

VERSUS STATE OF CHHATTISGARH RESPONDENT(S)

O R D E R

Heard learned counsel for the parties.

2. Leave granted.

3. The present appeals are directed against the common impugned order dated 20.03.2025 passed by the High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur in CRA Nos. 1670 of 2019 and 1641 of 2019, whereby the High Court upheld the judgment dated 06.11.2019 passed by the Court of Special Judge (Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988) and I^st Additional Sessions Judge, Raigarh (CG), in Special Criminal Case Signature Not Verified No.4 of 2017, affirming the conviction and sentence imposed on the Digitaly signed by VARSHA MENDIRATTA Date: 2025.11.03

18:08:30 IST Reasoan: ppellants.

4. The appellants, namely, Subhash Chand Barik and G.P.Pandey, were convicted and awarded sentence by the trial Court, in the following manner:-

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