The special leave petitioner's appeal sought challenge to conviction and sentence under IPC, Tonhi Pratadana Nivaran Adhiniyam and SC/ST Act. The court noted the appellant had completed sentence and dropped appeal, dismissing it as not pressed against State's consent.
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NAFR
HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR
CRA No. 2001 of 2023
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Versus
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(Cause-title taken from Case Information System)
For Appellant : Mr. Kunwar Sahu, Advocate. For Respondent/State : Mr. Ajay Pandey, Govt. Advocate.
Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal Order on board
30-01-2024
1 . Learned counsel for the appellant would submit that by the impugned judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 26-06-2023 passed in Special Sessions Case No.76/2021 by the Special Judge (Atrocities), Janjgir, District Janjgir-Champa (C.G.) the appellant has been convicted under Section 323 of the IPC, Sections 4 and 5 of Tonhi Pratadana Nivaran Adhiniyam and Section 3(1)(zb) of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 and he has been sentenced to undergo R.I. for 6 months with fine of Rs.1000/-, R.I. for 6 months with fine of Rs.1000/-, R.I. for 6 months with fine of Rs.2000/- and R.I. for 6 months with fine of Rs.1000/- respectively with default sentence of 5 days' R.I., 5 days' R.I., 10 days' R.I. and 5 days' R.I. respectively in default of payment of fine amount, with a direction to run all the jail sentences concurrently.
2 . Learned counsel for the appellant submits that since the appellant has already served the entire jail sentence and after completion of the sentence he has been released from jail on 11-12-2023, he does not want to press this appeal further.
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3 . Learned counsel for the State has no objection and in pursuance of the order dated 29-01-2024 he has submitted a copy of report dated 29-01-2024 obtained from the District Jail, Janjgir with respect to detention period of the appellant wherein it is mentioned that the appellant has been released from the jail on 11-12-2023 after completion of his sentence.
4 . Since the appellant has served the entire sentence and he does not want to press his appeal, the appeal is dismissed as not pressed.
Sd/-
(Ravindra Kumar Agrawal) Judge
Aadil
Rajendra Kashyap
State of Chhattisgarh Through The Station House Officer, Police Station Hasaud
Ravindra Kumar Agrawal
As recorded by the court registry
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