1 2025:CGHC:46771-DB NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR CRMP No. 2522 of 2024 Manoj Pandey S/o Sabhajit Pandey Aged About 52 Years R/o Sai Mandir Road, Mahadev Ghat, Raipura, Thana D.D. Nagar, Dist. Raipur, C.G. ... Petitioner versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Station House Officer, Police Station - Lawan, District- Baloda Bazar-Bhatapara, C.G. 2 - Arun Chabra S/o Chaitram Chabra Aged About 53 Years R/o Civil Lines, Bhatapara, Police Station - Lawan, District- Baloda Bazar Bhatapara, C.G. ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner : Mr. Purnendra Khicharia, Advocate. For Respondent No 1 : Mr. Shailendra Sharma, Panel Lawyer For Respondent No. 2 Ms. Madhunisha Singh, Advocate. Hon’ble Mr. Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Hon’ble Mr. Bibhu Datta Guru, Judge Order on Board Per Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice 12/09/2025 1. Heard Mr. Purnendra Khicharia, learned counsel for the petitioner, Mr. Shailendra Sharma, learned Panel Lawyer for the State/respondent No. 1 as well as Ms. Madhunisha Singh, learned counsel for the respondent No. 2. 2. The petitioner, by this petition under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, seeks quashing of the FIR dated 28.11.2023 2 bearing Crime No. 371/2023, registered at Police Station, Lawan, District Balodabazar-Bhatapara, against the petitioner for the offences under Sections 384 of the IPC read with Section 3(2)(va) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (amended 2015). 3. At the outset, Mr. Khicharia, learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission of this Court to withdraw this petition on the ground that the investigation has been completed and charge sheet has also been filed by the Police before the competent Court. 4. Ms. Madhunisha Singh, learned counsel for the respondent No. 2 submits that even the trial has commenced and three of the prosecution witnesses have also been examined. 5. In view of the above, this petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to the petitioner to take recourse to law, if occasion arises in future. Sd/- Sd/- (Bibhu Datta Guru) (Ramesh Sinha) JUDGE CHIEF JUSTICE Amit AMIT KUMAR DUBEY Digitally signed by AMIT KUMAR DUBEY Date: 2025.09.15 18:47:19 +0530