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2025:CGHC:43185-DB
NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR CRMP No. 1158 of 2021 1 - Smt. Chandra Prabha Sahu W/o Manoj Kumar Sahu Aged About 39 Years R/o Village Anuppur, P.S. Tahsil And District Anuppur (M.P.) 2 - Smt. Jyoti Sahu W/o Ved Prakash Sahu Aged About 37 Years R/o Sahu Flat No, 204, Fizal B, Gandan City, Saamkharni Silvasa (Dadar And Nagar Haveli) Is A District Of The Indian Union Territory Of Dadar And Nagar Haveli Band Daman And Diu In West India. ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The District Magistrate Janjgir, District Janjgir Champa Chhattisgarh. 2 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through - Police Station Chhattisgarh. 3 - Smt. Akansha Sahu W/o Shri Anil Kumar Sahu Aged About 28 Years D/o Sanat Kumar Sao, R/o Shanti Nagar Ameri Road, Near Garden, Ward No. 17, Bilaspur, District - Bilaspur Chhattisgarh. ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner(s) : Mr.Vikas Pandey, Advocate For Respondents No.1 and 2 For Respondent No.3 : : Mr.Sakib Ahmed, Panel Lawyer Mr.Ashwin Panicher, Advocate Hon'ble Shri
Ramesh Sinha , Chief Justice
Hon'ble Shri Bibhu Datta Guru,
Judge
BABLU RAJENDRA BHANARKAR Digitally signed by BABLU RAJENDRA BHANARKAR Date: 2025.08.26 18:25:55 +0530
2 Order On Board Per
Ramesh Sinha, C.J.
26.08.2025
1. Heard Mr.Vikas Pandey, learned counsel for the petitioners as well as Mr.Sakib Ahmed, learned Penal Lawyer appearing for respondents No.1 & 2 and Mr.Ashwin Panicher, learned counsel appearing for respondent No.3. 2. The petitioners have filed this petition under Section 482 CrPC with following prayer:-
“It is, therefore, prayed that this Hon'ble court may kindly be pleased to allow this petition and quash the charge sheet bearing Crime No. 321 / 2020 registered at police station Janjgir, District Janjgir Champa (C.G.) for offence punishable U/S 498 A/34 of I.P.C. as well as Criminal Case No.1275/2021 pending in Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Janjgir, District Janjgir Champa (C.G.), in the interest of Justice.”
3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that so far as the petitioners are concerned, they are sisters-in-law of respondent No.3 and sisters of co-accused Anil Kumar Sahu and it is stated that with respect to other family members of the petitioners and in-laws of respondent No.3, compromise has taken place and proceedings have been culminated on the basis of compromise. 4.
So far as the present proceedings agianst the petitioners are concerned, learned counsel appearing for respondent No.3
3 submits that he has no objection if the proceedings against the present petitioners be also quashed and admitted the fact that a compromise has already been taken place between the family members of the petitioners and respondent No.3. 5. Considering the submissions made by learned counsel for the parites, criminal proceedings pending before the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Janjgir, District Janjgir Champa in Criminal Case No.1275/2021 arising out of Crime No.321/2020 registered at Police Station Janjgir for offence under Section 498A/34 of the IPC are hereby quashed. 6. The petition is allowed to the extent indicated hereinabove. Sd/- Sd/-
(Bibhu Datta Guru) (Ramesh Sinha)
Judge Chief Justice Bablu