1 2025:CGHC:44858-DB NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPCR No. 486 of 2025 1 - Chhatrapal Sahu S/o Mnohar Lal Sahu Aged About 35 Years Currently Posted As Sub Engineer Janpad Panchayat Lormi, District- Mungeli (C.G.) 2 - Praveen Kumar Singh S/o Shankhleshwar Singh Aged About 35 Years Currently Posted As Office Of Executive Engineer C.G. Rural Development Division Project Implementation Unit Surajpur District - Surajpur (C.G.) ... Petitioners versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer, Police Station Civil Line, Raipur District - Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Bhartendu Kumar Kamal S/o Ganesh Ram Kamal R/o Quarter No. MIG 2 Pushp Vihar Colony Bhrss Nagar, Dadar Road Korba (C.G.) ... Respondents For Petitioners : Mr.Matin Siddiqui, Advocate For Respondent No.1/State : Mr.Hariom Rai, Panel Lawyer Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Hon'ble Shri Bibhu Datta Guru, Judge Order on Board Per Ramesh Sinha , Chief Justice 3 .9 .2025 1. Heard Mr.Matin Siddiqui, learned counsel for the petitioners as well as Mr.Hariom Rai, learned Panel Lawyer appearing for respondent BABLU RAJENDRA BHANARKAR Digitally signed by BABLU RAJENDRA BHANARKAR Date: 2025.09.04 10:38:41 +0530 2 No.1/State. 2. The present writ petition has been filed by the petitioners with the following reliefs: “10.1 That, the Hon'ble High Court may kindly be pleased to set-aside/ quash the impugned notice dated 11.08.2025 and 07.08.2025 issued by the Executive Engineer Rural Engineering Service Mungeli (Annexure P/1 Colly.) 10.2 That, the Hon'ble High Court may kindly be pleased to set-aside/ quash the impugned First Information Report Dated 16/04/2022 bearing FIR No. 225/2022 under sections 420 and 468 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 registered in Police station Civil lines Raipur. (Annexure P/2) 10.3 That, the Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to set-aside/ quash the impugned order dated 09.08.2021 passed by Judicial Magistrate First Class, Raipur, Chhattisgarh (Annexure P/3) in the interest of justice. 10.4 That, the Hon'ble High Court may kindly be pleased to grant any other relief(s), which the Hon'ble Court deems fit & proper in favour of petitioner.” 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the present writ petition has been filed by the petitioners for quashing of the notice by which the petitioners have been asked to produce their academic documents and registration of employment exchange by the investigating officer who is conducting the investigation of case Crime No.225/2022 for offence under Sections 420 and 468 of the IPC. It is stated by learned counsel for the petitioners that names of the present petitioners are not in the FIR and the department has closed the case. Learned counsel states 3 that the petitioners apprehend their arrest if they appear before the investigating officer, hence, interim protection be granted to them. 4. On the other hand, learned Panel Lawyer appearing for respondent No.1/State opposes the submissions made by learned counsel for the petitioners and submits that some of the accused have granted anticipatory bail by this Court vide order dated 26.08.2025 in MCRCA No.1293/2025. 5. We have heard learned learned counsel for the parties and perused the documents appended with writ petition. 6. Considering the fact that it is merely a letter of intimation to produce some documents and a perusal thereof does not indicate any apprehension of arrest and even if the petitioners apprehend arrest, they are at liberty to take recourse to law available to them under the law. 7. With the aforesaid observation, the writ petition stands dismissed. No cost(s). Sd/- Sd/- (Bibhu Datta Guru) (Ramesh Sinha) Judge Chief Justice Bablu