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2025:CGHC:52368-DB
NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR CRMP No. 3229 of 2025 1 - Devannad Ratre S/o Shri Mahesh Ratre Aged About 32 Years R/o House No. 79, Ward No. 09, Bhandera, Balod, Police Station Deori, District - Balod Chhattisgarh (Paternal, Brother-In-Law) 2 - Nand Kumar Ratre S/o Dukhu Ram Ratre Aged About 59 Years R/o Ward No. 19, Arjuni Tikri, Tahsil Gunderdehi, Post Arjunda, Balod District Balod (Paternal, Father-In-Law) 3 - Mahesh Kumar Ratre S/o Dukhu Ram Ratre Aged About 61 Years R/o House No. 165/b Ward No. 04, New Krishna Nagar, Bhilai District - Durg Chhattisgarh (Paternal, Father-In-Law) 4 - Smt. Asha Ratre W/o Shri Mahesh Kumar Ratre Aged About 53 Years R/o House No. 165/b Ward No. 04, New Krishna Nagar, Bhilai District - Durg Chhattisgarh (Paternal, Mother-In-Law)
... Petitioners versus 1 - The State of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Department of Home, Mahanadi Bhawan, Nawa Raipur, Atal Nagar, Raipur District - Raipur Chhattisgarh 2 - The Superintendent of Police Durg, District - Durg Chhattisgarh 3 - Station House Officer Police Station Mahila Thana, Durg, District - Durg Chhattisgarh 4 - Smt. Chandra Prabha Ratre W/o Shri Rvidas Ratre Aged About 25 Years R/o Quarter No. 6-E Road No. 28, Sector-01 Bhilai, District - Durg Chhattisgarh (Complainant)
... Respondents (Cause-title taken from Case Information System) ANURADHA TIWARI Digitally signed by ANURADHA TIWARI Date: 2025.10.28 15:07:11 +0530
2 For Petitioners : Mr. Prashant Singh Advocate For Respondents No.1 to 3 : Mr. Shailendra Sharma, Panel Lawyer Hon'ble Shri
Ramesh Sinha,
Chief Justice
Hon'ble
Shri
Bibhu Datta Guru
, Judge
Order
on Board
Per
Ramesh Sinha
, Chief Justice
28.10. 2025
1. Heard Mr. Prashant Singh, learned counsel for the petitioners and Mr. Shailendra Sharma, learned Panel Lawyer, appearing for the State/respondents No.1 to 3. 2. The petitioners have filed this petition with the following prayers :-
“1. That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to quash the FIR dated 27.06.2023 registered at Police quash the Station - Mahila Thana, Durg District entire charge sheet dated 06.09.2023, bearing No. 85/2023, filed against the petitioners in crime No. 64/2023 for the offence punishable U/s 498A, 34 of the IPC before the JMFC, Durg, District - Durg (C.G.). ANNEXURE- P/1. 2.
That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to quash the order of taking cognizance dated 07.09.2023, ANNEXURE P/2 Criminal Case No. 10483/2023, filed against the petitioners in crime No. 64/2023 for the offence punishable U/s 498A, 34 of the IPC before the JMFC, Durg, District Durg (C.G.). 3. That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to quash all proceedings arising out of
3 the said FIR pending before the, JMFC, Durg, District - Durg (C.G.), Criminal Case No. 10483/2023. 4. Any other relief, which this Hon'ble Court deems fit under the facts and circumstances of the case may kindly be granted to the petitioners.”
3. Learned State counsel submits that the charges have already been framed in the present case and the Petitioners have not challenged the order framing charge. He further submits that the present matter arises out of a matrimonial dispute; however, the husband, who is a necessary party to the proceedings, has not been impleaded as a party in the present petition. 4. At this stage, learned counsel for the Petitioner submits that he may be permitted to withdraw the present petition with liberty to file a fresh petition after impleading the husband as a party and also challenging the order framing charge. 5. In view of the aforesaid submission, the present petition stands dismissed as withdrawn, with the liberty, as prayed for, granted in favour of the Petitioners. 6. Let the certified copies of the FIR, charge-sheet, and all other annexures be returned to the learned counsel for the Petitioners after retaining photostat copies of the same on record. Sd/- Sd/- (Bibhu Datta Guru) (Ramesh Sinha) Judge Chief Justice Anu