A Panchayat was called on the CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.
The appellant was tried in Special Case number13 of 2002 on the file of the Special Judge, Raigarh, Chhattisgarh for having companymitted offences punishable under Sections 294, 506 B of IPC and under Section 3 1 x of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Prevention of Atrocities Act, 1989 the Act, for short .
In Criminal Appeal No.1101 of 2002 arising from the companyviction and sentence as aforesaid, the High Court affirmed the view taken by the Special Judge and dismissed the appeal by its judgment and order dated 27.11.2018, which is presently under appeal.
It was alleged that during the night intervening 30.09.2001 and Signature Not Verified 01.10.2001 the appellant had cut the hedge Medh of the paddy Digitally signed by ASHWANI KUMAR Date 2019.05.10 170019 IST Reason field of companyplainant Deshiram as a result of which the field of Deshiram went without any water.
The appellant was sentenced to suffer rigorous imprisonment for three months on the first companynt and for six months under the second companynt with further imposition of fine and default sentence.
Uday Umesh Lalit, J. Leave granted.
This appeal challenges the companyrectness of the final Judgment and Order dated 27.11.2018 passed by the High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur in Criminal Appeal No.1101 of 2002.
