VINOD BAINA vs THE STATE OF CHHATTISGARH Advocate - A.G. — CRA/1222/2018

Case under Sec. 383 C.r.p.c - Jail Appeal Section 374CRPC, 201/34 IPC. Disposed: --ALLOWED on 05th May 2026.

Case disposed

CNR: CGHC010238132018

Filing Number

CRA/11591/2018

Filing Date

28-Jul-2018

Registration No

CRA/1222/2018

Registration Date

10-Aug-2018

Judge

Hon'ble The Chief Justice , Hon'ble Shri Justice Bibhu Datta Guru

Coram

Hon'ble The Chief Justice , Hon'ble Shri Justice Bibhu Datta Guru

Bench Type

Division Bench

Category

CRIMINAL MATTERS ( 14 )

Sub-Category

CRIMINAL MATTER IN WHICH SENTENCES AWARDED IS MORE THAN 2 YEARS AND UP TO 10 YEARS ( 1431 )

Judicial Branch

Criminal Section

Decision Date

05-May-2026

Nature of Disposal

--ALLOWED

Last updated 06-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Sec. 383 C.r.p.c - Jail Appeal Section 374CRPC, 201/34 IPC

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.VINOD BAINA

    Adv. RAJKUMAR PALI

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.THE STATE OF CHHATTISGARH Advocate - A.G.

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 05-May-2026

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice,Hon'ble Shri Justice Bibhu Datta GuruView PDF

    Case Summary: CRA 1222/2018 - Vinod Baina v. State of Chhattisgarh Decision: The High Court of Chhattisgarh acquitted all appellants of murder and evidence-tampering charges, setting aside their life sentences due to insufficient proof beyond reasonable doubt. Key Reasoning: The court found the prosecution's circumstantial case fatally weak. Although death was homicidal, the conviction rested primarily on: (1) an unreliable police memorandum statement lacking proper disclosure procedures; (2) "last seen together" evidence insufficient without corroborating incriminating circumstances; and (3) recovered items with blood that couldn't be matched to the deceased. The court emphasized that suspicion—however strong—cannot substitute for proof, and the prosecution failed to establish a complete, unbroken evidentiary chain. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 11-Nov-2022

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Naresh Kumar ChandravanshiView PDF

  4. 16-Jun-2022

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Rajendra Chandra Singh SamantView PDF

  5. 10-Apr-2019

    Orders on IAs

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Rajendra Chandra Singh Samant

  6. 05-Apr-2019

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay AgrawalView PDF

  7. 13-Mar-2019

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Rajendra Chandra Singh SamantView PDF

  8. 05-Dec-2018

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Rajendra Chandra Singh SamantView PDF

  9. 31-Aug-2018

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Rajendra Chandra Singh SamantView PDF

  10. 31-Aug-2018

    For Orders [On Office Notes]

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Goutam Bhaduri

  11. 17-Aug-2018

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Goutam BhaduriView PDF

  12. 17-Aug-2018

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  13. 28-Jul-2018

    Case filed

    Registration No. CRA/1222/2018

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: CRA 1222/2018 - Vinod Baina v. State of Chhattisgarh Decision: The High Court of Chhattisgarh acquitted all appellants of murder and evidence-tampering charges, setting aside their life sentences due to insufficient proof beyond reasonable doubt. Key Reasoning: The court found the prosecution's circumstantial case fatally weak. Although death was homicidal, the conviction rested primarily on: (1) an unreliable police memorandum statement lacking proper disclosure procedures; (2) "last seen together" evidence insufficient without corroborating incriminating circumstances; and (3) recovered items with blood that couldn't be matched to the deceased. The court emphasized that suspicion—however strong—cannot substitute for proof, and the prosecution failed to establish a complete, unbroken evidentiary chain. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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