SHESH NARAYAN PANDEY vs STATE OF CHHATTISGARH Advocate - A.G. — CRA/1541/2025
Disposed: Contested--PARTLY ALLOWED on 24th April 2026.
CNR: CGHC010315002025
Filing Number
CRA/11929/2025
Filing Date
21-Jul-2025
Registration No
CRA/1541/2025
Registration Date
31-Jul-2025
Judge
Hon'ble The Chief Justice , Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal
Coram
Hon'ble The Chief Justice , Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal
Bench Type
Division Bench
Category
CRIMINAL MATTERS ( 14 )
Sub-Category
ADHINIYAM, 1990.MATTERS RELATING TO SC & ST (PREVENTION OF ATROCITIES) ACT, 1989;UNTOUCHABILITY (OFFENCES) AMENDMENT & MISC. PROVISION ACT, 1976. ( 1419 )
Judicial Branch
Criminal Section
Decision Date
24-Apr-2026
Nature of Disposal
Contested--PARTLY ALLOWED
Last updated 17-May-2026
Petitioner(s)
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1.SHESH NARAYAN PANDEY
Adv. RAVISH VERMA
Respondent(s)
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1.STATE OF CHHATTISGARH Advocate - A.G.
Case History
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Case disposedDisposed
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24-Apr-2026
Hon'ble The Chief Justice,Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar AgrawalView PDF
Summary The Chhattisgarh High Court partially allowed the appellant's murder conviction appeal, downgrading charges from murder (IPC §302) to culpable homicide not amounting to murder (§304 Part-I) and from attempted murder (§307) to voluntarily causing hurt (§324), while completely quashing the SC/ST Atrocities Act conviction due to insufficient proof of the victim's caste status. The court sentenced him to 10 years rigorous imprisonment with ₹2,000 fine for culpable homicide and 3 years imprisonment with ₹2,000 fine for causing hurt, finding the incident stemmed from a sudden quarrel over a debt without premeditation or intent to kill. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.
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24-Apr-2026
Motion Hearing Matters
Hon'ble The Chief Justice , Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal
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10-Apr-2026
Hon'ble The Chief Justice,Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar AgrawalView PDF
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26-Sep-2025
Hon'ble The Chief Justice,Hon'ble Shri Justice Bibhu Datta GuruView PDF
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26-Sep-2025
First hearing
Initial hearing scheduled
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21-Jul-2025
Case filed
Registration No. CRA/1541/2025
Summary The Chhattisgarh High Court partially allowed the appellant's murder conviction appeal, downgrading charges from murder (IPC §302) to culpable homicide not amounting to murder (§304 Part-I) and from attempted murder (§307) to voluntarily causing hurt (§324), while completely quashing the SC/ST Atrocities Act conviction due to insufficient proof of the victim's caste status. The court sentenced him to 10 years rigorous imprisonment with ₹2,000 fine for culpable homicide and 3 years imprisonment with ₹2,000 fine for causing hurt, finding the incident stemmed from a sudden quarrel over a debt without premeditation or intent to kill. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.
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