1 2025:CGHC:11039-DB NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR CRMP No. 827 of 2022 1 - Alok Rai S/o Late Premprakash Rai Aged About 47 Years R/o Ward No. 2, Nagar Palika Road, Darji Mohalla, Jashpur, District - Jashpur, Chhattisgarh., District : Jashpur, Chhattisgarh 2 - Gopal Rai S/o Late Jagdish Kumar Rai Aged About 60 Years R/o Ward No. 2, Nagar Palik Road, Darji Mohalla, Jashpur, District - Jashpur, Chhattisgarh., District : Jashpur, Chhattisgarh 3 - Pranav Rai S/o Late Premprakash Rai Aged About 40 Years R/o Ward No. 2, Nagar Palika Road, Darji Mohalla, Jashpur, District - Jashpur, Chhattisgarh., District : Jashpur, Chhattisgarh 4 - Mukesh Soni S/o Vishwanath Prasad Soni Aged About 40 Years R/o Karbala Road, Ward No. 6, Jashpur, District - Jashpur, Chhattisgarh., District : Jashpur, Chhattisgarh 5 - Vikas Soni @ Gannu Soni S/o Keshav Prasad Soni Aged About 40 Years Sanna Road, Jurgum, Jashpur, District - Jashpur, Chhattisgarh., District : Jashpur, Chhattisgarh ... Petitioners versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Station House Officer, Police Station Jashpur, District - Jashpur, Chhattisgarh., District : Jashpur, Chhattisgarh Digitally signed by VEDPRAKASH DEWANGAN 2 2 - Anil Kumar Kispotta S/o Matiyas Kispotta Aged About 48 Years R/o Madhuvantoli, Jashpur, District - Jashpur, Chhattisgarh. (Complainant)., District : Jashpur, Chhattisgarh Respondents (Cause title taken from Case Information System) For Petitioners : Mr. Jitendra Kumar Saxena, Advocate For Respondent/State : Mr. Shailendra Sharma, Panel Lawyer Hon'ble S hri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Hon'ble Shri R avindra Kumar Agrawal , Judge Order on Board Per Ramesh Sinha, C.J. 06/03/2025 1. Present petition has been filed by the petitioners under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure seeking quashment of FIR No. 16 of 2016 and final report No. 32 of 2019 followed by FIR No. 16 of 2016 (Annexure P/1) and entire criminal proceedings pending in Special S.T. No. 15 of 2019 as well as charges framed against the petitioners by the learned Special Judge, Authorized under Section 14 of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, Jashpur for the offence punishable under Section 294, 506 Part- II of IPC and Section 3(1)(s) and 3(1)(va) of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. 2. The petitioners have filed the present CRMP with the following reliefs: “It is therefore most respectfully prayed that this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to allow the petition and quash the impugned FIR No. 16/2016 and final report no. 32/2019 followed by FIR no. 16/2016 (Annexure P/1) and entire criminal proceedings 3 pending in Special S.T. No. 15/2019 as well as charges framed against the petitioners by the learned Special Judge, Authorized Under Section 14 of Scheduled Caste & Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, Jashpur (C.G.) for the offence punishable under Section 294, 506 Part-11 of Indian Penal Code and Section 3(1)(s) and 3(2)(va) of Scheduled Caste & Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, in the interest of justice.” 3. Learned counsel appearing for the parties would submit that the trial of the case is concluded and the petitioners have been acquitted of the charges leveled against them. 4. In view of the submissions made by learned counsel for the parties, that the trial of the case is concluded and the petitioners have been acquitted of the charges, the present CRMP stands dismissed as having become infructuous. Sd/- Sd/- (Ravindra Kumar Agrawal) (Ramesh Sinha) Judge Chief Justice ved