1 2025:CGHC:42667 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR CRMP No. 2895 of 2023 Smt. Smita Agrawal W/o Shri K. K. Agrawal Aged About 47 Years R/o Shri Ram Chowk, Hirapur Road, Mahoba Bazar, Raipur, District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh ... Petitioner versus 1 - State of Chhattisgarh Through The Superintendent of Police, Raipur, District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh 2 - Station House Officer Police Station- Amanaka, Raipur, District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh 3 - Smt. Rupwati Pandey W/o Late Vishnu Shankar Pandey Aged About 72 Years Permanent R/o Bawli Gali, Tatyapara Raipur, Presently R/o 1/167, Sher-E-Panjab, Andheri (E), Mumbai 93, Maharashtra ... Respondents ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For Petitioner : Mr. Sabyasachi Bhaduri, Advocate For Respondent Nos.1&2/State : Mr. Shailendra Sharma, Panel Lawyer For Respondent No.3 : Mr. Ravi Bhagat, Advocate ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon'ble Mr. Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Hon'ble Mr. Bibhu Datta Guru , Judge Order on Board Per Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice 22.08.2025 1. Heard Mr. Sabyashachi Bhaduri, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. Shailendra Sharma, learned Panel Lawyer, appearing for the State/respondent Nos. 1 & 2 and Mr. Ravi Bhagat, learned counsel for respondent No.3. ROHIT KUMAR CHANDRA Digitally signed by ROHIT KUMAR CHANDRA 2 2. The present petition has been filed by the petitioner under Section 482 of CrPC with the following prayer :- “It is, therefore, prayed that this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to quash the First Information Report and charge sheet submitted before the competent Court by Police of Police Station Amanaka, District Raipur in Crime No. 207/2018 and the subsequent criminal proceedings pending before the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Raipur (C.G.) in Criminal Case No. 4734/2019 with respect to the petitioner, in the interest of justice.” 3. Learned counsel appearing for respondent No.3 has filed a reply and submitted that the trial is in progress and the statement of the complainant / respondent No.3 has already been recorded as PW-1 on 12.12.2024. 4. In view of the same, as the trial is in progress and the statement of the complainant (PW-1) has already been recorded on 12.12.2024, we are not inclined to interfere in the present matter. Accordingly, the instant petition is dismissed with liberty to the petitioner to co-operate with the trial. Sd/- Sd/- (Bibhu Datta Guru) (Ramesh Sinha) Judge Chief Justice Chandra