1 2025:CGHC:38478 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR CRMP No. 2450 of 2025 Jashwant Singh S/o Raj Bahadur Singh Aged About 25 Years Occupation- Agriculturist, R/o Village- Khairbar, P.S. And Tahsil- Ambikapur, District- Surguja (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Station House Officer, Police Station- Ambikapur, District- Surguja (C.G.) 2 - The Secretary Government Of Chhattisgarh, Department Of Home (Jail), Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Nawa Raipur, Atal Nagar, District- Raipur (C.G.) ---- Respondent(s) (Cause Title taken from Case Information System) For Petitioner : Mr. Goutam Khetrapal, Advocate. For Respondent/State : Dr. Saurabh K. Pande, Deputy Adv. General. Hon'ble Mr. Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Order on Board 04/08/2025 1. Heard Mr. Goutam Khetrapal, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Dr. Saurabh K. Pande, learned Deputy Advocate General, appearing for the respondents/State. KUNAL DEWANGAN Digitally signed by KUNAL DEWANGAN 2 2. On a mention being made by the learned counsel for the petitioner for taking up the present matter today as there were an urgency as in compliance of the Court’s order dated 19.12.2024, the applicant has approached the authority concerned on 24.02.2025, who had forwarded the same to the Secretary, Home Department vide letter dated 07.03.2025 and directed to consider the case of the petitioner in light of the order passed by this Court. It is further stated that since, 07.03.2025, the matter is still subjudice before the authority concerned and no decision has been taken and the applicant has to surrender before the competent Court on 06.08.2025 as it reflected from the order sheet dated 30.07.2025 of the CJM, Ambikapur (copy of the same has been annexed as annexure P/6), the present matter is directed to be listed today and the same is listed by the Registry before this Court in the supplementary cause list. 3. Learned State counsel has submitted that as per the instructions received by him, the decision on the representation of petitioner would be taken by the authority concerned within a period of six weeks. 4. In view of the same, learned Magistrate is directed to pass appropriate order for surrendering of the petitioner after 22.09.2025. 5. With the aforesaid direction, the instant petition stands disposed of. 6. A copy of this order be sent by the State counsel to the authority concerned for necessary information and compliance forthwith. Sd/- (Ramesh Sinha) Chief Justice Kunal