1 2025:CGHC:22806-DB NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPCR No. 284 of 2025 1 Ravindranath S/o Kripanath Aged About 50 Years District Superintendent Of The Methodist Church In India, Jagdalpur, Dist.- Bastar (C.G.) R/o- Markel, Jagdalpur, District- Bastar (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Home And Police Department, Sachivalay/ Mantralay Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 2 The Director General Of Police Police Head Quarter, Naya Raipur, Dist.- Raipur (C.G.) 3 The Superintendent Of Police Jagdalpur, Dist.- Bastar (C.G.) 4 The Station House Officer Of The Police Station- Bodhghat Jagdalpur, District- Bastar (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner : Mr. Sachin Nidhi, Advocate. For Respondents/State : Mr. S. S. Baghel, Dy. G.A. JYOTI SHARMA Digitally signed by JYOTI SHARMA Date: 2025.06.11 13:15:58 +0530 2 Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Hon'ble Shri Bibhu Datta Guru, Judge Order on Board Per Ramesh Sinha , Chief Justice 10.06.2025 1. Heard Mr. Sachin Nidhi, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. S. S. Baghel, Dy. G.A. appearing for the State. 2. The present writ petition has been filed by the petitioner with the following prayers: “(I) It is therefore prayed that this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue an appropriate writ/order/direction to the Police Authority to proper investigate the complaint made by the petitioner against the accused persons and register a F.I.R., as per the provision of law. (ii) Any other relief which this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case be also granted. An affidavit in support is filed herewith. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that despite several complaints having being made by petitioner to the respondents- authorities for registration of FIR against the accused for issuance of 3 lease deed, dishonestly in the name of M.E. Mission, in place of the Methodist Church in India. He would further submits that the petitioner lodged the complaint before the respondent Police authority for registration of FIR on the allegation that the lease renewal order has been taken by suppressing various true facts and on the basis of false affidavit. 4. Learned State counsel, on the other hand, has submitted that the grievance of the petitioner can be very well redressed before the Court below by filing an application under Section 156(3) or 200 of the Cr.P.C. (now, under Section 175(3) or under Section 223 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023). He further submits that the controversy involved in the present matter has already been decided by the High Court of Allahabad in Misc. Bench No. 24492 of 2020 : Waseem Haider vs. State of U.P. Through Principal Secretary, Home Others vide judgment and order dated 14.12.2020 as well as by this Court in WPCR No. 333 of 2020 (Akhilesh Agrawal vs. State of Chhattisgarh & Others) decided on 12.04.2023, dismissing the said petition, hence, the present petition be also dismissed in terms of the said order. 5. Accordingly, the present writ petition is dismissed with a liberty to the petitioner to avail the appropriate remedy before appropriate Forum. Sd/- Sd/- (Bibhu Datta Guru) (Ramesh Sinha) Judge Chief Justice Jyoti/ Saurabh