Advocates:
['SAMEER SETH', '', 'S R J JAISWAL', 'ADITYA BHARADWAJ', 'DEEPAK JAIN', 'RAJENDRA PATEL', 'BRIJESH SINGH', 'A G']

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NAFR

HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR

CRA No. 2845 of 1998

1.

Rameshwar S/o Kacharu Ram, aged about 23 years,

Occuopation- Agriculturist, R/o Raipara, Keregaon, Police

Station Arjuni, Tahsil Dhamtari, District Dhamtari (M.P) now

(C.G.)

---- Appellant

Versus

1.

State of Madhya Pradesh now Chhattisgarh.

---- Respondent

For Appellant

: Shri Deepak Jain, Advocate.

For Respondent/State : Shri Devendra Pratap Singh, Dy. Govt Advocate.

Hon'ble Justice Shri Gautam Chourdiya

Judgment

27/08/2020

1)

The matter is heard through video conferencing.

2)

This appeal is filed under Section 374(2) of Code of Criminal

Procedure, 1973 against the judgment of conviction and order of

sentence dated 09/10/1998 passed by Additional Sessions

Judge, Dhamtari, District Dhamtari (M.P.) now (C.G.) in Sessions

Trial No. 391/97; whereby the appellant stands convicted and

sentenced as under:-

Conviction

Sentence

U/s 354 of Indian Penal Code (in short “IPC”)

R.I. for 1 year

U/s 448 of IPC

R.I. for 6 months

(Both sentences were directed to run concurrently)

3)

Case of the prosecution in brief is that FIR Ex. P-1 was lodged

by the prosecutrix at Police Station Arjuni