1 2025:CGHC:44634-DB NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR ACQA No. 17 of 2024 • XYZ ... Appellant (Complainant) versus • Saurabh Parche S/o Late Dayashankar Parche, Aged About 23 Years, R/o Ravidas Nagar, Near Sudershan Aashram, P.S. Kotwali, Bilaspur Present Address Kasturba Nagar Near Prerna Vidya Mandir P.S. Civil Line District Bilaspur (C.G.). (Accused) • State Of Chhattisgarh, Through Police Station Mahila Thana Bilaspur, District Bilaspur (C.G.). ... Respondent(s) For Appellant : Ms. Pooja Loniya, Advocate. For Respondent No.2/State : Ms. Pragya Pandey, Dy. Govt. Advocate. DB: Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay S. Agrawal & Hon'ble Shri Justice Radhakishan Agrawal Judgment On Board Per Sanjay S. Agrawal, J 02/09/2025 1) This appeal has been preferred by the prosecutrix under Section 372 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, questioning the legality and propriety of the judgment dated 11/08/2023 passed by the CHANDRAKANT DEWANGAN Digitally signed by CHANDRAKANT DEWANGAN Date: 2025.09.02 18:07:37 +0530 2 Special Judge, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, Additional Charge- Additional Sessions Judge (F.T.C.) Bilaspur (C.G.) in Sessions Trial No.122/2019, whereby, the Respondent No.1-Saurabh Parche has been acquitted with regard to the offence punishable under Sections 376 and 383 of IPC. 2) According to the prosecution, the Respondent No.1-Saurabh Parche on the pretext of marriage has committed sexual intercourse with the prosecutrix for the period commencing with effect from 31/01/2017 upto 20/11/2018 and threatened to upload her dirty photographs on Whatsapp, Facebook and Instrgram and, alleged further that while threatening as such extorted the amount from her. 3) It, however, appears from para 13 of the statement of the prosecutrix (PW-1), who was 32 years old, that she was never took by the Respondent No.1 forcefully and, instead, it was admitted by her that she used to wandering with him on her own wish. Further of her testimony, particularly para 14 would reveal the fact that despite of her physical relations with him for the period of two years, neither the report as such was lodged by her, nor has disclosed this fact to anyone. That apart, although, it was stated by her that while threatening to upload her photographs on Whatsapp, Facebook and Instragram, the said respondent has extorted the amount from her, but her alleged version is, however, not found to be supported by others. In view thereof, the trial Court after taking note of those 3 materials has not erred in acquitting him from the commission of the alleged crime. 4) In view of above, we are not inclined to admit this appeal. The appeal being devoid of merit is, accordingly, dismissed. -Sd/- (Sanjay S. Agrawal) Judge -Sd/- (Radhakishan Agrawal) Judge Chandrakant