1 2025:CGHC:51619-DB NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR CRMP No. 2998 of 2025 1 - Ranit Chakraborty S/o G.K. Chakraborty, Aged About 50 Years Currently R/o D-707, Ace City, Sector-1, Greater Noida, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Uttar Pradesh- 201306 2 - Gagan Palta, S/o Narendra Kumar Palta, Aged About 50 Years R/o House No. 626, Rosewood Apartment, Pocket-A, Phase-2, Dwarka, Sector-13, South West Delhi, Delhi – 110075. 3 - Govind Vashisht, S/o Late Dharampal Vashist, Aged About 40 Years R/o B- 34, Near Bank Of Baroda, Karampura, West Delhi – 110015. 4 - Sandeep Gupta, S/o Balkrishana Gupta, Aged About 52 Years R/o Flat No. 2, Highland Apartment, Vasundhra Enclave, East Delhi, Delhi – 110016 5 - Ajay Katre, S/o Shri Kashiram Katre, Aged About 45 Years Office Address - Unit Office No. 1 And 2, Second Floor, Maple High Street, Hoshangabad Road, Infront Of Ashima Mall, Bhopal (M.P.) - 462021. 6 - Amit Bhatia, S/o A.K. Bhatia, Aged About 43 Years R/o House No. 1365, Third Floor, Sector - 46, Jharsa, Gurgaon (Haryana). 7 - Raunak Varma, S/o Rajiv Ranjan Prasad Varma, Aged About 52 Years R/o B3-702, 7th Floor, World Spa West, Near Star Mall, Sector - 30, Gurugram, Haryana - 122001. Petitioner(s) versus RAHUL JHA Digitally signed by RAHUL JHA Date: 2025.10.17 17:01:01 +0530 2 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer, Police Station Baloda, District Baloda Bazar, Chhattisgarh 2 - Ashish Sharma, S/o Late K.L. Sharma, Aged About 43 Years (Partner Of Shiv Shakti Tractors), R/o Mig-34, Sector-03, M.P.H.B. Colony, Dagniya, Raipur, Chhattisgarh - 492001. Respondent(s) (Cause-title taken from Case Information System) For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Abhishek Sinha, Senior Advocate along with Mr. Animesh Verma, Advocate. Mr. Abhijeet Shrivastava and Ms. Krati Dubey, Advocates, appeared through video conferencing For State : Mr. Sangharsh Pandey, Govt. Advocate Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Hon’ble Shri Bibhu Datta Guru, Judge Order on Board Per Bibhu Datta Guru, J 16/10/2025 1. This CRMP under Section 528 of the BNSS has been filed by the petitioners seeking quashment of the FIR dated 27/04/2024 bearing Crime No. 303/2024 at Police Station Baloda, District Baloda-Bazaar for offence under Section 420/34 of the IPC as also the proceeding arising out of the said FIR. 2. The present petition has been filed by the petitioners on the ground that the First Information Report registered against them is not only arbitrary and illegal, but is also an afterthought and fabricated in order to falsely implicate them who have no involvement much less any connection whatsoever in the alleged commission of offence punishable under Section 420 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code. 3 3. This Court vide order dated 26/09/2025 directed the DGP to file his personal affidavit indicating as to why the investigation of the case has not yet been concluded despite the fact the FIR was registered on 27/04/2024. 4. Pursuant to the said order, the DGP filed his personal affidavit on 07/10/2025. Relevant portion reads as under:- “2. That, it is respectfully submitted that, in view of the aforesaid direction of this Hon'ble Court, the following facts are submitted for kind consideration: (i) That, the accused persons in the present case are residents of different places, namely, Greater Noida, Delhi, Bhopal, and Gurugram, and their total number is seven. (ii) That, notices were issued to the complainant on several occasions, however, despite such notices, the complainant did not respond or cooperate with the investigation. The details of such notices are as under: • 28/04/2024 (Notice given under Section 91 Cr.PC. • 22/08/2024 (Telephonically) • 13/11/2024 (Telephonically) • 05/12/2024 (Telephonically) (iii) That, during the course of investigation, a police team visited New Delhi from 03/05/2025 to 04/05/2025 for the purpose of conducting necessary inquiry and verification. 3. That, after conducting a detailed and in-depth investigation, the police came to the conclusion that no offence was made out against the accused persons. Accordingly, a Closure Report was 4 prepared by the Station House Officer, Police Station Balodabazar, District Balodabazar-Bhatapara (C.G.), and the same was duly noted in the Case Diary on 31/12/2024. The said report was thereafter approved by the then Senior Superintendent of Police, Balodabazar-Bhatapara. A copy of the Closure Report prepared by the Station House Officer, Police Station Balodabazar, District Balodabazar-Bhatapara (C.G.) dated 31/12/2024, is annexed herewith as ANNEXURE A-1. 4. Thereafter, the aforesaid Closure Report, prepared by the Station House Officer, Police Station Balodabazar, District Balodabazar-Bhatapara (C.G.), was submitted before the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Balodabazar-Bhatapara, which is presently pending consideration before the said Court. A copy of the general diary in which the Closure report has been submitted in the CJM Court, that is annexed herewith as ANNEXURE A-2. 5. That, the deponent most respectfully submit that Inspector General of Police Raipur, Range Raipur C.G. has submitted a report to the deponent. That, after considering all the aspects of the matter and the materials available on record and after due consideration of the explanations submitted by the concerned Investigating Officers, and the SHO, the explanation was not found satisfactory. Hence, through the Office of the IGP Raipur, Range, Raipur vide his order dated 06-10-2025, investigation officer and the SHO were penalised. A report of the Inspector General of Police Raipur, Range Raipur C.G. herewith as ANNEXURE- A3 5. Upon perusal of the affidavit filed by the DGP, it is evident that after conducting the detailed investigation, the police came to the conclusion that no offence was made out against the accused and accordingly, a closure report was prepared and the same was submitted before the CJM, Baloda-Bazaar, Bhatarapara, wherein the same is pending for consideration. 5 6. In view of the aforesaid fact that a closure report has already been submitted before the CJM, Baloda-Bazaar, the present CRMP is disposed of. Sd/- Sd/- (Bibhu Datta Guru) (Ramesh Sinha) Judge Chief Justice Rahul/Gowri