1 2025:CGHC:9158 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR CRA No. 1964 of 2022 Mangluram Toppa S/o Mahanguram Toppa Aged About 41 Years R/o Village Pahreli Police Station Lohattar District North Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. ... Appellant versus State of Chhattisgarh Through District Magistrate, North Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. ---- Respondent ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For Appellant : Mr. Awadh Tripathi, Advocate For Respondent/State : Mr. Bharati Gulbani, Panel Lawyer --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon'ble Mr. Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Judgment on Board 21.02.2025 1. It transpires from the record that two appeals have been filed by the appellant, one through legal aid which is being Criminal Appeal No. 1874/2022 through counsel Mr. Gajendra Kumar Sahu, Advocate, and the present appeal through his regular counsel Mr. Awadh Tripathi, Advocate. 2. Mr. Awadh Tripathi, learned counsel for the appellant submits that RAJSHEKHAR SONI Digitally signed by RAJSHEKHAR SONI 2 he wants to withdraw of the present appeal as the appellant has already preferred an appeal bearing Criminal Appeal No. 1874/2022 against the impugned judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 19.10.2022 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Bhanupratappur, District – North Batar Kanker (C.G.) in Sessions Trial No. 02/2021. 3. Mr. Bharati Gulbani, learned Panel Lawyer, appearing for the respondent-State, has no objection. 4. Accordingly, the appeal is dismissed as withdrawn, and the counsel for the appellant is permitted to file his power in the Criminal Appeal No. 1874/2022, to contest the matter. Sd/- (Ramesh Sinha) Chief Justice Rajshekhar