Citation : 2025 Local Law (CG) 871 : 2025:CGHC:55508-DB The Chhattisgarh High Court has rejected the State’s application for leave to appeal an acquittal, finding the 588-day delay in filing unexplained and inordinate. A Division Bench headed by Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Bibhu Datta Guru dismissed the Criminal Miscellaneous Petition after hearing the…
The Chhattisgarh High Court has set aside the conviction of a man accused of sexually assaulting a minor, highlighting major lapses in the prosecution’s evidence especially regarding the victim’s age and pointing to a possible property dispute as a motive for false implication. The case, heard by Hon’ble Justice Naresh Kumar Chandravanshi, involved appellant Bhaykaran…
The Chhattisgarh High Court has acquitted a 20-year-old man convicted for the kidnapping and rape of a minor, overturning a 2021 decision by a special POCSO court. The court found that the prosecution failed to conclusively prove the victim was a minor at the time of the incident and raised serious doubts about the credibility…