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…
The Chhattisgarh High Court has overturned the conviction of Prasen Kumar Bhargav, who had been sentenced to life imprisonment for the alleged abduction and sexual assault of an 11-year-old girl in 2019. A division bench of Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Bibhu Datta Guru delivered the ruling on 20 November 2025, holding that the…
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 High Court of Chhattisgarh set aside a 2016 acquittal and convicted two men for the 2013 murder of Dashrath Lal Khandelwal, finding that eyewitness testimony, a test identification parade, extra-judicial admissions and forensic evidence together established their guilt. The court sitting before Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Bibhu Datta Guru held that the…
The Chhattisgarh High Court dismissed an appeal and upheld the conviction of 26-year-old Shani Kumar Chauhan for abducting and repeatedly raping a minor girl, finding the victim’s testimony supported by medical and forensic evidence to be reliable. The two-judge bench Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Bibhu Datta Guru agreed with the trial court that…
Citation : 2006 Local Law (CG) 285 In a detailed judgment, Justice Dilip Raosaheb Deshmukh of the Chhattisgarh High Court has set aside convictions handed down in December 2005 in a large ganja seizure case, acquitting two men who had been sentenced to 12 years’ rigorous imprisonment and fined ₹1 lakh each. The court found…
Citation : 2006 Local Law (CG) 17 In a significant ruling emphasizing the importance of due process in narcotics cases, the Chhattisgarh High Court set aside the conviction of a man found guilty under Section 20(b)(i) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985. Justice Dilip Raosaheb Deshmukh delivered the judgment, sharply criticizing…
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) 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…
A Division Bench led by Justices W.A. Shishak and R.S. Garg upheld the conviction of three men for murder under Section 302 IPC, ruling that discovery of bloodstained articles and the murder weapon was sufficient to sustain guilt despite failure to prove “last seen” evidence. The Chhattisgarh High Court has affirmed the conviction of three…