1 2025:CGHC:45586-DB NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR CRMP No. 359 of 2024 1 - Praveen Kumar Yadav S/o Heera Ram Yadav Aged About 26 Years R/o Village- Kotba, Tahsil- Pathalgaon, P.S.-Bagbahar, Dist.- Jashpur, C.G. 2 - Heera Ram Yadav S/o Late Gaura Ram Yadav Aged About 46 Years R/o Village- Kotba, Tahsil- Pathalgaon, P.S.-Bagbahar, Dist.- Jashpur, C.G. 3 - Leelawati Yadav W/o Heera Ram Yadav Aged About 42 Years, R/o Village- Kotba, Tahsil- Pathalgaon, P.S.-Bagbahar, Dist.- Jashpur, C.G. 4 - Pradeep Kumar Yadav S/o Heera Ram Yadav Aged About 24 Years R/o Village- Kotba, Tahsil- Pathalgaon, P.S.-Bagbahar, Dist.- Jashpur, C.G. 5 - Bhola Shankar Yadav S/o Late Thakur Ram Yadav Aged About 39 Years R/o Old Housing Board Colony Jashpur Tahsil- Jashpur, P.S.- Jashpur, Dist. Jashpur. C.G. ... Petitioners versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer Of Police Station Bagbahar, Dist.- Jashpur, C.G. 2 - Smt. Priyanka Yadav W/o Praveen Kumar Yadav, D/o Nawratan Yadav Aged About 22 Years R/o- Khuntapani, Post-Kokiyakhar, Tahsil- Pathalgaon, Dist.- Jashpur, C.G. ... Respondents For Petitioners : Mr.A.K.Yadav, Advocate For Respondent No.1/State For Respondent No.2 : : Mr.Nitansh Jaiswal, Panel Lawyer Mr.Ashish Gangwani, Advocate BABLU RAJENDRA BHANARKAR Digitally signed by BABLU RAJENDRA BHANARKAR Date: 2025.09.08 17:55:25 +0530 2 Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha , Chief Justice Hon'ble Shri Bibhu Datta Guru, Judge Order On Board Per Ramesh Sinha, C.J. 8.9.2025 1. Heard Mr.A.K.Yadav, learned counsel for the petitioners as well as Mr.Nitansh Jaiswal, learned Panel Lawyer appearing for respondent No.1/State and Mr.Ashish Gangwani, learned counsel appearing for respondent No.2. 2. By way of this petition, the petitioners have prayed for following reliefs:- 1. That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to call for entire records pertaining to the case of the petitioner from Police Station-Bagbahar C.G. 2. That this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to allow this petition and quash the FIR dated 21-01-2024, which is registered at police Station Bagbahar as a Crime No.17/2024 District Jashpur, C.G. for the offences under sections 498A, 323, 506 R/w 34 of in the interest of IPC, against the petitioners Justice. 3. That any other relief/order which may deem fit and just in the facts and circumstances of the case, in the interest of Justice.” 3. As per the report of the Mediation Center dated 12.07.2024, wife of petitioner No.1-Praveen Kumar Yadav remained absent, hence, proceeding could not take place and mediation was closed. 3 4. Learned counsel appearing for respondent No.2 submits that the amount which has been deposited by petitioner No.1 before the Medidation Centre has not been received by respondent No.2. 5. Respondent No.2-Smt.Priyanka Yadav is at liberty to move an appropriate application for the same. 6. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that although a closure report has been prepared, it has not yet been filed before the competent Court as the requisite sanction from the competent authority for forwarding the same is still pending. 7. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and the submissions advanced by learned counsel for the parties, we direct the Investigating Officer-respondent No.1 of the present case to submit a police report under Section 173(2) of the CrPC (Now Section 193(3) of the BNSS) before the Magistrate concerned as early as possible, preferably within a period of three weeks from today. For the period of three weeks, interim protection granted to the petitioners on 01.05.2024 shall continue subject to co-operation of the petitioners in the investigation. 8. With the aforesaid direction / observation, the present petition stands disposed off. Sd/- Sd/- (Bibhu Datta Guru) (Ramesh Sinha) Judge Chief Justice Bablu