1 2025:CGHC:42894-DB NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR CRMP No. 2654 of 2025 Chaitanya Baghel S/o Shri Bhupesh Baghel Aged About 38 Years R/o 1/7, Mansarovar Awasiya Parisar, Bhilai-3, Durg, Chhattisgarh, (Currently Under Judicial Custody At Central Jail, Raipur, C.G. ) ... Petitioner(s) versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through Economic Offence Wing / Anti- Curruption Bureau, Head Quarter At Telibandha, Opposite Jai Jawan Petrol Pump, Raipur, Chhattisgarh- 492001. ... Respondent(s) (Cause title taken from CIS) For Petitioner(s) : Shri N. Hariharan, Senior Advocate with Shri Mayank Jain, Shri Harshwardhan Pargania and Shri Arpit Goel, Advocates. For Respondent/State : Shri Mahesh Jethmalani, Senior Advocate appearing through Video Conferencing with Shri Vivek Sharma, Additional Advocate General and Shri Ravi Sharma, Deputy Advocate General. SHOAIB ANWAR Digitally signed by SHOAIB ANWAR Date: 2025.08.25 17:57:06 +0530 2 Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Hon'ble Shri Bibhu Datta Guru, Judge Order on Board Per Ramesh Sinha , Chief Justice 25.08.2025 1. Heard Shri N. Hariharan, Senior Advocate with Shri Mayank Jain, Shri Harshwardhan Pargania and Shri Arpit Goel, Advocates as well as Shri Mahesh Jethmalani, Senior Advocate and Shri Ravi Sharma, Deputy Advocate General appearing through Video Conferencing with Shri Vivek Sharma, Additional Advocate General/ learned counsel for the respondent. 2. The present Cr.M.P. has been filed with the following prayer:- This Hon’ble Court be graciously pleased to:- a) Quash the “further investigation” being carried out by the Respondent in FIR No. 04/2024 dated 17.01.2024 (Chhattisgarh Liquor Scam), as detailed in the present petition, being bad in law, including all consequential proceedings arising from such further investigation; and b) Quash all material collected, including statements, documents, chargesheets and actions taken in relation to 3 such ‘further investigation’ in the above-mentioned cases; and c) Pass such other or further order(s) as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the present case, in the interest of justice. 3. Learned counsel for the respondent has raised a preliminary objection regarding the prayer made in the present petition and we confronted the same to learned Senior Counsel. Learned counsel for the petitioner tried to justify the prayer made in the present petition. 4. Considering the fact that the prayer which has been made is general in nature and is not specific against the petitioner himself. 5. In view of the same, learned counsel petitioner prays that present petition be dismissed as withdrawn with a liberty to file fresh with appropriate prayer. 6. Accordingly, the instant Cr.M.P. is dismissed as withdrawn with the liberty as stated supra. Sd/- Sd/- (Bibhu Datta Guru) (Ramesh Sinha) Judge Chief Justice Shoaib