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2025:CGHC:8116-DB
NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPCR No. 91 of 2025 1 - Satyaprakash S/o Ranjan Aged About 40 Years R/o Village Binauka P.S. and Tahsil Masturi District - Bilaspur (C.G.)
... Petitioner versus 1 - State of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary Department of Revenue Mahanadi Bhawan Mantralaya Atal Nagar New Raipur District - Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Collector Bilaspur (C.G.) 3 - Sub Divisional Officer (Revenue) Masturi, District - Bilaspur (C.G.) 4 – Tahsildar, Tahsil Masturi, District - Bilaspur (C.G.) 5 - Inspector General of Police Bilaspur Range Bilaspur (C.G.) 6 - Superintendent of Police Bilaspur District - Bilaspur (C.G.) 7 - Station House Officer, Police Station Masturi, District - Bilaspur (C.G.) 8 - Saukhilal S/o Kartikram, Aged About 28 Years, R/o Village Binaika Post Okhar, P.S. and Tahsil Masturi, District- Bilaspur (C.G.) 9 - Surekha W/o Kaukhilal Aged About 35 Years, Caste Satnami R/o Village Binaika, Post Okhar P.S. and Tahsil Masturi, District- Bilaspur (C.G.) 10 - Maheshwar Prasad Soni S/o Shri B.R. Soni Aged About 40 Years, Caste Satnami R/o Village Ameri, Post Mangla, P.S. Chakarbhatha, Tahsil Masturi, District - Bilaspur (C.G.) Digitally signed by MOHAMMAD AADIL KHAN
2 11 - Rameshwar Prasad Soni S/o Shri B.R. Soni Aged About 29 Years, Caste Satnami R/o Village Ameri, Post Mangla, P.S. Chakarbhatha, Tahsil Masturi, District - Bilaspur (C.G.)
... Respondents For Petitioner : Mr. Syed Afaque Hussain Rizvi, Advocate. For State : Mr. Shaleen Singh Baghel, Deputy Govt. Advocate. Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Hon'ble Shri Ravindra Kumar Agrawal, Judge
Order on Board Per Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice 17-02-2025
1. The present petition has been filed with following prayer:-
“(i) That, the Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to call for entire record pertaining to the case of the petitioner, in the interest of justice. (ii) That, this Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue an appropriate writ by directing the respondent no.1 to 7 to take necessary appropriate steps upon complaint of the petitioner against the private respondents no. 8 to 11, in the interest of justice. (iii) Any other relief which may be suitable in the facts and circumstances of the case, may also be granted, in the interest of justice.”
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Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has made complaint against respondents No.8 to 11, but the
3 respondent authorities have not taken any action upon complaint of the petitioner till today.
3. Learned State counsel, on the other hand, has submitted that the grievance of the petitioner can be very well redressed before the court below by filing an application under Section 156 (3) or 200 Cr.P.C. (now under Section 175(3) or under Section 223 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023). He further submits that the controversy involved in the present matter has already been decided by the High Court of Allahabad in Misc. Bench No.24492 of 2020 : Waseem Haider Vs. State of U.P. Through Principal Secretary, Home Others vide judgment and order dated 14.12.2020 as well as by this Court in WPCR No.333 of 2020 (Akhilesh Agrawal v. State of Chhattisgarh & Others), decided on 12.04.2023, dismissing the said petition, hence, the present petition be also dismissed in terms of the said order.
4. Accordingly, the present writ petition is dismissed with liberty to the petitioner to avail the appropriate remedy before appropriate Forum. Sd/- Sd/- (Ravindra Kumar Agrawal) (Ramesh Sinha) Judge
Chief Justice Aadil