Chattisgarh High Court
State Of Chhattisgarh vs Rohit Yadav on 16 June, 2025
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NAFR
HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR
CRMP No. 1107 of 2016
State Of Chhattisgarh Through The District Magistrate, District Jashpur,
Chhattisgarh. ... Appellant
versus
1 - Rohit Yadav S/o Bheemsen Yadav Aged About 30 Years Village Jamjhor,
Outpost Kotba, Police Station Bagbahar, District Jashpur, Chhattisgarh.,
Digitally
signed by
2 - Sukhsagar Das S/o Chandrashekhar Das Aged About 31 Years Ranpur, Police
ANJANI
KUMAR
ALLENA Station Narayanpur, District Jashpur, Chhattisgarh.,
Date:
2025.06.17
17:51:25 3 - Pinky Nayak S/o Lakhan Nayak Aged About 35 Years Police Station Talcher,
+0530
District Angul, Orissa. ... Respondents
For Petitioner/Appellant : Ms. Pragya Pandey, Deputy Government Advocate.
For Respondents 1 & 3 : Shri Raj Bahadur Singh, Advocate.
For Respondent 2 : Shri Harish Khuntiya, Advocate.
(HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE RADHAKISHAN AGRAWAL)
Order on Board
16/06/2025
1. Heard on admission.
2. Petition being arguable is admitted for consideration.
3. By this petition, the petitioner/State sought leave of this Court to appeal under
Section 378 (3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure against the judgment of acquittal
dated 10.09.2015 passed by the Special Judge under N.D.P.S. Act, Jashpur C.G. in
Special Criminal Case No.01/2014 by which, the respondent No.1 Rohit was
acquitted of the charge under Section 20 (b) (ii) (B) of the Narcotic Drugs and
Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (for short, the Act of 1985) and also of the
charge under Sections 3/181, 146/196 & 39/192 of the Motor Vehicles Act whereas
respondents No. 2 & 3 – Sukhsagar and Pinky Nayak were acquitted of the charge
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under Section 20 (b) (ii) (B) of the Act of 1985 by the Special Court.
4. On due consideration of the submissions of the learned counsel for the
petitioner/State the present CRMP is allowed and the petitioner/State is granted
leave to file appeal against the Respondents.
5. Let this CRMP be registered as regular Acquittal Appeal.
6. Record of the concerned Courts be called for.
7. After registration of regular appeal, no notice need be issued to the
respondents as they are already represented by their respective counsels.
8. List the Acquittal Appeal after receipt of record.
9. In view of above, the present CRMP stands disposed of.
Sd/-
(Radhakishan Agrawal)
JUDGE
Anjani