1 2025:CGHC:47204-DB NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR CRMP No. 1350 of 2021 Vikesh Chouhan S/o Late Shri Nathulal Chouha, Aged About 35 Years Adhar Card No. 397045065223 R/o 755, Vidhya Nagar District Korba Chhattisgarh. ... Petitioner versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through Station House O,cer (S.H.O), Police Station Karpawand, District Bastar Chhattisgarh. ... Respondent(s) (Cause title taken from CIS) For Petitioner : Mr. Pawan Shrivastava, Advocate For Respondent/ State : Mr. S. S. Baghel, Dy. Govt. Advocate Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Hon'ble Shri Bibhu Datta Guru, Judge Order on Board Per Ramesh Sinha , Chief Justice 15.09.2025 1. Heard Mr. Pawan Shrivastava, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. S. S. Baghel, learned Dy. Govt. Advocate appearing for the respondent/ State. 2. The present CRMP has been 6led by the petitioner with the following SOURABH BHILWAR Digitally signed by SOURABH BHILWAR Date: 2025.09.16 10:41:04 +0530 2 prayer :- “It is therefore most respectfully prayed that this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to allow the petition & quash the impugned FIR & entire criminal proceedings initiated against the petitioner pursuant to impugned FIR bearing crime No. 43/2021 for the o+ences punishable U/s 374, 376(2)(n) of I.P.C at P.S. – Karpawand, Dist: Bastar (CG), in the interest of justice accordignly.” 3. At the very outset, learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the trial is in progress and statements of some of the prosecution witnesses have been recorded, therefore, we are not inclined to entertain the present petition to which learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission of this Court to withdraw this petition with liberty to take appropriate recourse to law, if cause of action arises in future. 4. Learned State counsel has no objection. 5. In view of the submissions made by learned counsel for the petitioner and also considering the fact that the victim has also not been impleaded as a party in the present case, the present petition is dismissed as withdrawn with the aforesaid liberty, as prayed for. 6. Certi6ed copy of the documents annexed in the petition, if any, may be returned back to the counsel for the petitioner after obtaining the photocopy of the same. Sd/- Sd/- (Bibhu Datta Guru) (Ramesh Sinha) Judge Chief Justice S. Bhilwar