1 2026:CGHC:23069 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR CRMP No. 959 of 2026 1 - Nanhoo @ Satyanarayan S/o Ram Khelawan Verma Aged About 26 Years Occupation Private Service, R/o Katiyapra, Behind Santoshi Mandir, Ps City Kotwali, Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh) 2 - Chitra Kumar S/o Ram Khilawan Verma Aged About 39 Years Occupation- House Painter, R/o Katiyapra, Behind Santoshi Mandir, Ps City Kotwali, Bilaspur (C.G.) 3 - Rajendra Kumar S/o Ram Khelawan Verma Aged About 30 Years Occupation- Electric Contractor, R/o Katiyapra, Behind Santoshi Mandir, Ps City Kotwali, Bilaspur (C.G.) 4 - Sanjay Verma S/o Baiju Verma Aged About 19 Years Occupation- Labourer Job, R/o House No. 92, Yadunandan Nagar, Ps Civil Line, Bilaspur (C.G.) 5 - Prakash Verma S/o Shri Markand Verma Aged About 22 Years Occupation - Agriculture, R/o Village- Jalaso, Ps Koni, Bilaspur (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Office In Charge Police Station- Bilaspur, District- Bilaspur (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Dheerendra Pandey, Advocate For Respondent(s) : Mr. Rohan Shukla, Panel Lawyer SAGRIKA AGRAWAL Digitally signed by SAGRIKA AGRAWAL Date: 2026.05.19 17:52:47 +0530 2 Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal Order on Board 14/05/2026 1. The present Criminal Miscellaneous Petition has been filed by the petitioners under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for extension of time to deposit the fine amount in compliance of the judgment dated 20.08.2024 passed by this Court in Cr.A No. 259/2006. 2. The brief facts of the case are that the petitioners had preferred a criminal appeal bearing CRA No. 259/2006 before this Court challenging their judgment of conviction and sentence dated 30.03.2006 passed by learned 8th Addl. Sessions Judge, FTC, Bilaspur in Sessions Case No. 314/2005 whereby the petitioners have been convicted for the offence under Sections 148, 458/149, 427/149, 324/149 and 325/149 of IPC and Sentenced the maximum period of sentence of three years with fine. The said criminal appeal was decided by this Court on 20.08.2024 by maintaining conviction of the petitioners/ appellants, however, the sentence was awarded to them for the period already undergone by them and the fine amount was enhanced to Rs. 8000/- to each of the petitioners/ appellants in addition to whatever the fine amount awarded by the learned trial Court. It was also directed by the judgment dated 20.08.2024 that the fine amount shall be deposited by the petitioners/ appellants within a further period of three months from today i.e. the date of passing of the judgment and failing which the appellants/ petitioners shall further undergo R.I for two months. It was also ordered that on being so deposited the fine amount, the sum of Rs. 15,000/- shall be paid to the 3 victim Mahaveer and Rs. 24,000/- shall be paid to all other victims i.e. Jairam, Shivram, Dukala Bai, Ramgopal, Jalia Bai and Jamuna Bai in equal proportion (Rs. 4000/- to each) as compensation. The petitioners could not deposit the said amount of fine awarded by this Court and therefore, they filed the present petition for extension of time to deposit the same. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that the petitioners are the daily wages workers and they had gone to earn their livelihood out of the state and due to their poverty they were under compulsion to go outside of the state to earn their livelihood. Since, they had gone to earn their livelihood, there is a delay in paying the fine amount and therefore, they have filed the present petition for extension of time. He would further submit that the delay in payment of fine amount is bona fide as the same relates to their livelihood. Therefore, the time may be extended to deposit the fine amount. In support of his submission, he would rely upon the judgment passed by Coordinate Bench of this Court in CrMP No. 405/2025 (Chakradhari Singh Vs. State of C.G.) order dated 12.02.2025 and CrMP No. 745/2025 (Jay Kumar Vs. State of C.G.), order dated 28/02/2025. 4. On the other hand, learned State counsel opposes the submission made by learned counsel for the petitioners. 5. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the material annexed with the petition. 6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, submissions made by learned counsel for the petitioners and also the relief claimed by the petitioners for extension of time to deposit the fine amount for 4 the reason that to earn their livelihood, they had gone to outside of the state and now, they came back and wanted to deposit the same, this Court is of the considered opinion that the petitioners may be given one opportunity to deposit the fine amount as has been ordered by the judgment dated 20.08.2024. 7. Accordingly, keeping in view of the facts and circumstances of the present case as well as the orders passed by Coordinate Bench of this Court in Chakradhari Singh (Supra) and Jay Kumar (Supra), the time to deposit the fine amount in compliance of judgment dated 20.08.2024 passed by this Court in Cr.A. No. 259/2006 is extended and the petitioners are directed to deposit the same within one month from today before the learned trial Court. The rest of the terms and conditions of the judgment dated 20.08.2024 are remain as it is. 8. With the aforesaid observation, the present Cr.M.P. stands disposed of. Sd/- (Ravindra Kumar Agrawal) Judge sagrika