1 2025:CGHC:28368-DB NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPCR No. 352 of 2025 Laxmi Dhurandar W/o Shri Khemraj Dhurandar Aged About 61 Years R/o 24, Krishna Sakha Society, Daganiya, Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh. ... Petitioner versus 1 - State of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Home Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 2 - Superintendent of Police Baloda Bazar, District : Balodabazar- Bhathapara, Chhattisgarh 3 - Shri Nirmal S/o Ram Swarup Dhurandar R/o Village Bhalesur, Tehsil Sohela, District : Balodabazar-Bhathapara, Chhattisgarh 4 - Shri Santan Bandhe R/o Village Bhalesur, Tehsil Sohela, District : Balodabazar-Bhathapara, Chhattisgarh 5 - Shri Chintaram Pal R/o Village Bhalesur, Tehsil Sohela, District : Balodabazar-Bhathapara, Chhattisgarh 6 - Shri Naveen Verma S/o Govind Verma R/o Village Bhalesur, Tehsil Sohela, District : Balodabazar-Bhathapara, Chhattisgarh 7 - Shri Vikas Baghel R/o Village Bhalesur, Tehsil Sohela, District : Balodabazar-Bhathapara, Chhattisgarh 8 - Shri Indrakumar Baghel R/o Village Bhalesur, Tehsil Sohela, District : Balodabazar-Bhathapara, Chhattisgarh 9 - Shri Kishan Verma R/o Village Bhalesur, Tehsil Sohela, District : Balodabazar-Bhathapara, Chhattisgarh 10 - Shri Bisheshar Gendre R/o Village Bhalesur, Tehsil Sohela, District : Balodabazar-Bhathapara, Chhattisgarh ANURADHA TIWARI Digitally signed by ANURADHA TIWARI Date: 2025.06.28 11:36:41 +0530 2 11 - Shri Bishambher Dhruv S/o Udal Dhruv R/o Village Bhalesur, Tehsil Sohela, District : Balodabazar-Bhathapara, Chhattisgarh 12 - Shri Ashok Verma S/o Shekhu Verma R/o Village Bhalesur, Tehsil Sohela, District : Balodabazar-Bhathapara, Chhattisgarh ... Respondents (Cause-title taken from Case Information System) For Petitioner : Mr. Ravindra Sharma, Advocate For State : Mr. Shaleen Singh Baghel, Deputy Government Advocate Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Hon'ble Shri Bibhu Datta Guru, Judge Order on Board Per Ramesh Sinha , Chief Justice 27.06.2025 1 Heard Mr. Ravindra Sharma, learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Mr. Shaleen Singh Baghel, learned Deputy Government Advocate, appearing on behalf of the State. 2 The present petition has been filed by the petitioner with the following relief(s):- “10.1 The Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue a writ of MANDAMUS directing the respondent No.02 police authority to conduct proper and fair investigation on the complaint of the petitioner and register the F.I.R. for the offences punishable U/s 356(2) of B.N.S. and provision of section 4 of Civil Right Act. 10.2 Any other relief, which this Hon’ble Court, may deems fit and proper may also be awarded to the petitioner including the cost of the petition.” 3 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 respondents No. 3 and 12, the same has not been registered. 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 Anu