State Of Chhattisgarh v. Sughan Singh Nawarji And Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Short infructuous-dismissal order of the Chhattisgarh High Court, Bilaspur, in State appeal ACQA No. 76 of 2014 (State of Chhattisgarh through District Magistrate, North Bastar Kanker v. Sughan Singh Nawarji, Jitendra Kumar Nayak, Sagar Katlam, Sukalu Netam and Lachhuram Salam, all of Narharpur/Jhaliamari, North Bastar Kanker). Appellant represented by D.R. Minj, Deputy Advocate General. Dismissed on 11/02/2026 solely because a co-ordinate Bench judgment dated 5.5.2023 in Criminal Appeal No. 1223/2013 (with connected matters) rendered it infructuous; no merits discussion, no statute cited, no quantum. Useful only as a procedural cross-reference to Criminal Appeal No. 1223/2013; marked NAFR.
What did the court decide?
The instant appeal is dismissed as having been rendered infructuous, in view of the judgment dated 5.5.2023 of the co-ordinate Bench in Criminal Appeal No. 1223/2013 along with other connected matters. No adjudication on merits.