1 2025:CGHC:46467-DB NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR CRMP No. 5 of 2023 1 - Mahavir Prasad Gupta S/o-Lt. Madan Sao Aged About 70 Years R/o- Tapkara, P.S.-Tapkara, District-Jashpur (C.G.) 2 - Smt. Vimla Devi W/o Mahavir Prasad Gupta Aged About 62 Years R/o-Tapkara, P.S.-Tapkara, District-Jashpur (C.G.) 3 - Rakhi Choudhary W/o-Satish Choudhary, R/o-Tapkara, P.S.-Tapkara, District-Jashpur (C.G.) 4 - Dolly Gupta W/o-Nitesh Agrawal Aged About 33 Years R/o-Ketka Road Raigarh, P.S. And District Raigarh (C.G.) ... Petitioners versus 1 - State of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer, Police Station- Bhatgaon, District-Surajpur (C.G.) 2 - Smt. Anjani Gupta W/o Shyam Gupta Aged About 26 Years R/o- Village-Tapkara, P.S.-Tapkara, District-Jashpur (C.G.) Present Address- Salka Bazaarpara, P.S.-Bhatgaon, District Surajpur (C.G.) ... Respondents (Cause-title taken from Case Information System) For Petitioners : None For State/Respondent No.1 : Mr. Nitansh Jaiswal, Panel Lawyer For Respondent No.2 : Mr. Anil Gulati, Advocate Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Hon'ble Shri Bibhu Datta Guru, Judge Order on Board Per Ramesh Sinha , Chief Justice 11.09. 2025 1. None appears nor is any representation made on behalf of the petitioners to press this petition when the case is called out. ANURADHA TIWARI Digitally signed by ANURADHA TIWARI Date: 2025.09.12 10:57:39 +0530 2 2. Mr. Nitansh Jaiswal, learned Panel Lawyer, appearing for the State/respondent No.1 as well as Mr. Anil Gulati, learned counsel appearing for respondent No.2, are present. 3. The present petition has been filed by the petitioners with the following relief(s):- “It is therefore prayed that this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to allow this petition and pleased to quash the F.I.R. no.172/2022 dated 02.09.2022 and charge-sheet no.158/2022 dated 10.10.2022 filed against the present petitioners in which the petitioners has been falsely implicated U/s 498A, 506, 34 of I.P.C. & 4, 5 of C.G. Tonhi Pratadna Act, in the interest of justice.” 4. Learned State counsel as well as learned counsel appearing for respondent No.2 jointly submit that the co-accused namely Shyam Kumar Gupta has filed another petition being CRMP No.2810/2023, which came to be dismissed for want of prosecution on 14.06.2024, as none appeared to prosecute the matter on his behalf. 5. In the present case also, when the matter is taken up, none has chosen to appear for the petitioners despite repeated calls. This conduct clearly demonstrates that the petitioners are not interested in prosecuting the petition any further. 3 6. In such circumstances, no useful purpose would be served in keeping the matter pending. Accordingly, the present petition stands dismissed for want of prosecution. Sd/- Sd/- (Bibhu Datta Guru) (Ramesh Sinha) Judge Chief Justice Anu