1 HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPCR No. 572 of 2025 1 - Akash Sahu S/o Khubchand Sahu Aged About 27 Years R/o Near Shakti Temple Pendra, District- Pendra-Gourela-Marwahi, C.G. 2 - Smt. Sunita Sahu W/o Khubchand Sahu Aged About 51 Years R/o Near Shakti Temple Pendra, District- Pendra-Gourela-Marwahi, C.G. 3 - Khubchand Sahu S/o Late Narmada Prasad Sahu Aged About 53 Years R/o Near Shakti Temple Pendra, District- Pendra-Gourela- Marwahi, C.G. 4 - Shilpa Sahu D/o Khubchand Sahu Aged About 24 Years R/o Near Shakti Temple Pendra, District- Pendra-Gourela-Marwahi, C.G. ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Its Secretary, Department Of Home/police, Mahanadi, Mantralaya, Police Station- Rakhi, Atal Nagar, Newd Raipur, District Raipur, C.G. 2 - Superintendent Of Police Bilaspur, District Bilaspur, C.G. SOURABH BHILWAR Digitally signed by SOURABH BHILWAR Date: 2025.11.12 10:52:18 +0530 2 3 - Station House Officer Police Station- Mahila Thana Bilaspur, District Bilaspur, C.G. 4 - Smt. Neelam Sahu W/o Akash Sahu Aged About 25 Years R/o Behind Civil Lines Police Station Bilaspur, Police Station- Civil Lines, Tahsil And District - Bilaspur, C.G. ... Respondent(s) (Cause title is taken from the CIS) Order Sheet 11.11.2025 Heard Mr. Navin Shukla, learned counsel for the petitioners. Also heard Mr. S. S. Baghel, learned Dy. Govt. Advocate appearing for the respondents/ State and perused the material brought on record. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that there is a matrimonial dispute between petitioner No.1/ husband and respondent No. 4/ wife. The petitioners have filed the present petition for the quashment of the FIR bearing No. 28/2024, dated 18.05.2024 registered at Police Station Mahila Thana Bilaspur, District Bilaspur (C.G.) against the petitioners for the offence punishable under Section 498-A, 294, 506, 34 of IPC, as the same has been 3 lodged by the respondent No.4 on the basis of false, vexatious and untenable grounds with a malafide intention to harass the petitioners and for wreaking personal vengeance. He further submits that the impugned FIR is illegal and bad in law and thus the same is liable to be quashed. He lastly submits that the present matter be referred to Mediation & Conciliation Centre of this Court being matrimonial in nature as there may be chances of compromise between the parties. Considering the fact that the dispute arrived at between the parties i.e. petitioner No.1/ husband and respondent No. 4/ wife is matrimonial in nature, we deem it appropriate to make an effort to get the said dispute settled by way of mediation. In view of the above, petitioners shall deposit Rs. 50,000/- with the Mediation Centre of this Court within a period of seven days from today and the same shall be paid to respondent No. 4 on her appearance before the Mediation Centre. 4 Parties are directed to appear before the Mediation Centre of this Court on 18.11.2025. Learned State counsel is directed to inform the private respondent No.4 about passing of this order, so that she may appear before the Mediation Centre on the aforesaid date. List this matter along with report of Mediation Centre before this Court on 04.12.2025. Also heard on I.A. No.01/2025, this is an application for grant of interim relief/ Stay. Having considered the entire facts and circumstances of the case; particularly considering the aforesaid submission made by the petitioners, purely as an interim measure, the further proceedings with respect to the Criminal Case No. 6851/2024 pending before the learned Judicial Magistrate First Class, Bilaspur (C.G.) arising out of FIR No. 28/2024, shall remain stayed till the next date of hearing. Accordingly, I. A. No. 01 stands disposed of. 5 S. Bhilwar After depositing the amount as aforesaid, notice shall be issued to the parties. It is made clear that in case, the aforesaid amount is not deposited within the aforesaid period, the interim protection granted as above shall automatically be vacated and this petition shall stand dismissed without further reference to any Bench of this Court. The petitioners are directed to produce the copy of the receipt before the trial Court concerned regarding payment of the said money before the Mediation Centre of this Court in pursuance of this Court's order, then only this order shall be given into effect. It is also made clear that if any final settlement is arrived at between the parties, the aforesaid amount so deposited, shall be adjusted. Sd/- Sd/- (Bibhu Datta Guru) (Ramesh Sinha) Judge Chief Justice