1 2026:CGHC:14950-DB NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR CRMP No. 864 of 2026 1 - Swapnil Mittal S/o Suresh Mittal Aged About 39 Years Partner of M/S S M Shop, S/o Shri Suresh Kumar Mittal R/o D6 Sector 2, Agroha Society Behind Rewa Showroom, Raipura, Raipur, Distt. Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 2 - Garima Sharma W/o Swapnil Mittal Aged About 39 Years Partner of M/S S M Shop, S/o Shri Suresh Kumar Mittal, R/o D6 Sector 2, Agroha Society Behind Rewa Showroom, Raipura, Raipur, Distt. Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 3 - Suresh Mittal S/o Prahalad Mittal Aged About 67 Years Partner of M/S S M Shop, R/o D6 Sector 2, Agroha Society Behind Rewa Showroom, Raipura, Raipur, Distt. Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 4 - Piyush Rathi S/o Shri Suresh Kumar Rathi Aged About 39 Years R/o House No. 15/887, Mamta Hospital, Jawahar Nagar, Distt. Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 5 - Vikram Singh S/o Shri Ramashray Singh Aged About 37 Years, R/o E-70, Sankalp Vatika, Samta Colony Raipur, Distt. Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 6 - Smt. Neha Singh W/o Vikram Singh Aged About 34 Years R/o E-70, Sankalp Vatika, Samta Colony Raipur, Distt. Raipur, Chhattisgarh. ... Petitioners versus 1 - State of Chhattisgarh Through The Station House Officer, Police Station Azad Chowk, Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 2 - Mittal Steels Through it’s Proprietor Mr. Satish Kumar Mittal Chaudhari, R/o B-328 3rd Floor Aditya Tower, Beside Union Bank of India Main Road Samta Colony Raipur, Distt. Raipur, Chhattisgarh. ALOK SHARMA Digitally signed by ALOK SHARMA Date: 2026.04.04 13:21:48 +0530 2 ... Respondents (Cause-title taken from Case Information System) For Petitioners : Mr. Akhand Pratap, Advocate. For Respondent-State : Mr. S. S. Baghel, Govt. Advocate. For Respondent No.2 : Mr. Sudhanshu Upadhyay, Advocate. Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Hon'ble Shri Ravindra Kumar Agrawal, Judge Order on Board Per Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice 01-04-2026 1. Heard Mr. Akhand Pratap, learned counsel for the petitioners. Also heard Mr. S. S. Baghel, learned Govt. Advocate, appearing for State- Respondent No.1, Mr. Sudhanshu Upadhyay, learned counsel for the Respondent No.2. 2. The present petition has been filed by the petitioners seeking the following relief(s): “1. Quash and set aside Charge-Sheet bearing No. 223 of 2023, submitted by Police Station Azad Chowk, District Raipur in FIR No. 199 of 2022 registered under Sections 120B & 420 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, and all consequential proceedings arising therefrom on the ground of compromise. 2. Quash and set aside the order dated 22.12.2023 passed by the learned Judicial Magistrate First Class Raipur, whereby cognizance was taken 3 against the petitioners for the offences under Sections 120B & 420 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. 3. Quash and set aside the order dated 11.02.2026 passed in criminal case No. 22589 of 2023, passed by the learned learned Judicial Magistrate First Class Raipur Raipur District Raipur whereby charges under Sections 120B & 420 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 have been framed against the petitioners. 4. Quash the entire proceedings of Criminal Case No. 22589 of 2023, for the offence punishable under Sections 120B & 420 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 pending before learned Judicial Magistrate First Class Raipur Raipur, District Raipur, as continuation of the said trial would amount to abuse of the process of Court in light of the amicable settlement between the parties. 5. Pass such further or other orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the interest of justice.” 3. From perusal of the documents annexed with the petition it transpires that the settlement agreement (Annexure-P/5) which have been annexed with the petition between the parties are coloured 4 photocopy of the original compromise/settlement agreement dated 02-12-2025 between the parties. On a pointed query being made from the counsel for the petitioners as to why he has filed such documents and as to where the original documents are, he states that the same are with the petitioners. Learned counsel for the petitioners states that he would file the original copies of the compromise/settlement agreement dated 02-12-2025 and prays that the present petition may be dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to file it afresh. 4. Accordingly, the present petition is dismissed as withdrawn with the aforesaid liberty subject to depositing a sum of Rs.5,000/- by each of the petitioners (total Rs. 30,000/-) as cost in the Registry of this Court and respondent No.2 shall also deposit Rs.10,000/- as cost in the Registry of this Court for filing the petition in a most casual manner without annexing the original copy of the compromise/settlement agreement dated 02-12-2025, and wasting the precious time of this Court. The said total amount of Rs.40,000/- shall be transmitted to Government Home for Mentally Underdeveloped Children, Mana Camp, District Raipur (C.G.). 5. Certified copy, if any, filed in the petition be returned back to the learned counsel for the petitioners after retaining its attested true copy. Sd/- Sd/- (Ravindra Kumar Agrawal) (Ramesh Sinha) Judge Chief Justice Alok