1 2026:CGHC:26843-DB NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR ACQA No. 148 of 2018 Chhote Lal Khare S/o Bhadur Khare Aged About 47 Years R/o Village Pendri, Tahsil And Thana Pamgarh District Janjgir Champa (C.G.) ... Appellant (s) versus 1 - Ashwani Kurre S/o Kaushal Prasad Suaryanshi Aged About 28 Years. 2 - Arbind Kurre @ Chhotu Kurre S/o Kaushal Prasad Suaryanshi Aged About 21 Years. 3 - Kaushal Prasad Kurre S/o Devnarayan Suaryanshi Aged About 55 Years. 4 - Keshri Bai Kurre W/o Kaushal Prasad Aged About 45 Years. All R/o Pachpedi, Chowki Pachpedi, P. S. Masturi, District Bilaspur (C.G.) 5 - State of Chhattisgarh. Through- O.P. Pachpedi, P.S. Masturi, District- Bilaspur (C.G.) ... Respondents For Appellant : None. For State/Res. No. 5 : Mr. Deepak Kumar Singh, Panel Lawyer. DB: Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay S. Agrawal & Hon'ble Shri Justice Narendra Kumar Vyas Order On Board 01.07.2026 1. Earlier the case was listed on 28.03.2025 & 17.12.2025, however, none had appeared nor any representation is made on behalf of the appellant, therefore, the case was adjourned. Even today, when the case is called twice, none appeared nor any representation is made on behalf of the appellant. 2. Under these circumstances, this Court is left with no other option except to dismiss the acquittal appeal for want of prosecution. 3. Accordingly, the acquittal appeal is dismissed for want of prosecution. Sd/- (Sanjay S. Agrawal) Judge Sd/- (Narendra Kumar Vyas) Judge Arun ARUN KUMAR DEWANGAN Digitally signed by ARUN KUMAR DEWANGAN Date: 2026.07.01 16:54:03 +0530