1 2025:CGHC:8357-DB NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR CRMP No. 1954 of 2022 Satteshwar Prasad Sahu S/o Ghanshyam Narayan Sahu, aged about 34 years, Occupation Sahayak Samiti Prabandhak in Adim Jati Sewa Sahkari Samiti Maryadit, Sonpur, Block Bhaiyathan, District Surajpur Chhattisgarh ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - The State of Chhattisgarh, Through - The Station House Officer, Police Station Surajpur, District Surajpur Chhattisgarh 2 - The Nodal Officer, District Co-Operative Bank, Zone Surajpur, District Surajpur Chhattisgarh ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner : Mr. Ashok Kumar Shukla, Advocate For Respondent No.1/State : Mr. Sangharsh Pandey, GA For Respondent No. 2 : Ms. Seema Verma holding brief of Mr.Jitendra Shrivastava, Advocate Hon’ble Mr. Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Hon’ble Mr. Ravindra Kumar Agrawal, Judge Order on Board Per Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice 18/02/2025 1. Heard Mr. Ashok Kumar Shukla, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. Sangharsh Pandey, learned Government Advocate, appearing for the State/respondent No.1 and ROHIT KUMAR CHANDRA Digitally signed by ROHIT KUMAR CHANDRA Date: 2025.02.18 18:05:10 +0530 2 Ms.Seema Verma, holding brief of Mr. Jitendra Shrivastava, learned counsel, appearing for respondent No.2. 2. By this petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, the petitioner have prayed for the following relief(s): “It is, therefore, prayed that in view of the above the FIR as well as the charge-sheet and other criminal prosecution in furtherance thereof may kindly be quashed” 3. As per the case of the prosecution in the year of 2019-2020 in Paddy Procurement Center Shivprasad Nagar Distt. Surajpur wherein the petitioner was allegedly posted, in the said season total 60248.30 quintal paddy was purchased but after the physical verification a shortage of 1391.84 quintal paddy was found and the petitioner along with others were held liable for such irregularity and an FIR was lodged under Crime No. 148/2022 at Police Station, Surajpur, District – Surajpur (C.G.) for the offence punishable under Sections 420, 409, 34 of IPC and after completion of investigation, charge-sheet was filed before the competent Court. Hence, this petition. 4. From perusal of the case status of the present case, it transpires that the charges have already been framed and the case is fixed for prosecution evidence on 28.02.2025. 3 5. In view of the same, the instant petition is dismissed with liberty to the petitioner to take recourse to law if aggrieved by the order framing charge. Sd/- Sd/- (Ravindra Kumar Agrawal) (Ramesh Sinha) Judge Chief Justice Chandra