The High Court of Chhattisgarh has confirmed the life imprisonment of three men convicted for the gang rape and murder of a woman in Balod district. The court said that DNA evidence, if properly collected and supported by other material, is enough to prove guilt even when there are no eyewitnesses. A division bench led…
Week: October 26 – October 31, 2025 1. Dowry-Death Conviction Upheld, Murder Charge Dropped Case: State of Chhattisgarh v. Pranjal Rathore’s Husband & Mother-in-LawBench: Division Bench – Oct 27, 2025Key Issue: Whether conviction for both murder (Sec. 302) and dowry death (Sec. 304-B IPC) could stand together.Held: The Court upheld conviction under Sec. 304-B but…
The Chhattisgarh High Court on Friday overturned a lower-court conviction in a decade-long murder case, acquitting two men who had been sentenced to life imprisonment for the killing of a woman in Rajnandgaon district. The Bench Justice Rajani Dubey and Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad set aside the trial court’s finding and granted the accused the…
The Chhattisgarh High Court, Division Bench of Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Bibhu Datta Guru, on 27 October 2025 dismissed an appeal by Suresh Sarkar (also known as Chhotu) and affirmed his conviction for the murder of constable Ram Niwas Markam. The court confirmed the trial court’s findings under Sections 302 and 201 of…
The Chhattisgarh High Court has refused to disturb a trial court’s 2003 acquittal in a 1997 murder case, finding no compelling reason to overturn the lower court’s view after a careful re-appraisal of the record. The appeal, filed by the State as ACQA No. 456 of 2010, was heard by a bench of Chief Justice…
Citation : 2006 Local Law (CG) 213 The Chhattisgarh High Court has acquitted Amar Sai, who was convicted three decades ago for the murders of Balmukund, his wife Phulbaso Bai, and Ratan. The Court set aside the life sentence imposed on him by the 2nd Additional Sessions Judge, Ambikapur, finding that the prosecution failed to…
Citation : 2004 Local Law (CG) 26 The Chhattisgarh High Court has overturned a decades-old conviction in a stark reminder of how fragile circumstantial cases can be when the links in the evidentiary chain are weak. In a judgment authored by Justice L.C. Bhadoo, the court set aside a life sentence imposed on a man…
Citation : 2003 Local Law (CG) 52 In a decision that underscored the limits of circumstantial proof, the Chhattisgarh High Court acquitted two men who had been convicted of murdering their employer after a truck driver’s crushed body was found near Khutaghat Dam. Justice L.C. Bhadoo set aside the life sentences and fines imposed by…
Citation : 2003 Local Law (CG) 30 The Chhattisgarh High Court has overturned a trial court conviction and acquitted two men, Nehru and Sainiklal, in the murder of farmer Ramlal, finding the prosecution’s circumstantial case inadequate to meet the high standard required for conviction. The case began after Ramlal failed to return from his field…
Citation : 2001 Local Law (CG) 22 The Chhattisgarh High Court has set aside the death sentence of a man convicted for the murder and dismemberment of his mother, holding that the prosecution failed to prove his guilt beyond reasonable doubt. The court described the trial court’s findings as “contrary to law and evidence” and…