1 / 2 2025:CGHC:9663 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR CRA No. 1494 of 2022 Nauva Lohar S/o Late Ghuran Lohar Aged About 65 Years R/o Village Badauli, (Liplipidand), Police Station Rajpur, District : Balrampur, Chhattisgarh ... Appellant versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through Police Station Rajpur, District Balrampur- Ramanujganj (C.G.) ... Respondent For Appellant : Mr. Pushkar Sinha, Advocate For Respondent/State : Ms. Ankita Shukla, Panel Lawyer Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Order on Board 25/02/2025 1. This criminal appeal filed by the appellant/accused under Section 374(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short, ‘Cr.P.C.’) is directed against the judgment of conviction and order of sentence Digitally signed by PRAVEEN KUMAR SINHA Date: 2025.03.03 13:06:40 +0530 2 / 2 dated 08.09.2022 passed in Special Sessions Trial (POCSO) Case No.6/2022 by learned Additional Sessions Judge, Fast Track Special Court (POCSO Act), Ramanujganj, District Balrampur- Ramanujganj (CG) whereby appellant has been convicted under Section 8 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 and sentenced to undergo RI for 3 years and fine of Rs.1000/- and in default of payment of fine, further RI for 2 months. 2. Learned counsel for the appellant submits that the appellant has already served out the entire jail sentence awarded to him by the learned trial Court for the offence in question and has been released and, therefore, he does not want to further press this appeal on merits. 3. In view of the submission of learned counsel for the appellant, this appeal is dismissed. Sd/- Sd/- (Ramesh Sinha) Chief Justice Praveen