1 2026:CGHC:6457-DB NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPCR No.77 of 2026 Badal Singh Lodhi S/o Mehtab Singh, Aged About 52 Years R/o Village Patharia, Jagankhurai, District- Sagar Madya Pradesh Through His Nephew Bhanupratap Lodhi S/o Netram Lodhi Aged About 28 Years R/o Village Ward No.04, Pathariya Jegan District- Sagar Madya Pradesh ... Petitioner (In Jail) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Its Principal Secretary, Department Of Home (Jail) Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur Mantralaya, Naya Raipur (C.G.) 2 - The Jail Superintendent, Central Jail Bilaspur, District- Bilaspur (C.G.) 3 - The District Magistrate Bilaspur District- Bilaspur (C.G.) 4 - The Superintendent Of Police Bilaspur District- Bilaspur (C.G.) ... Respondents SISTLA NEELIMA VISHNU PRIYA Digitally signed by SISTLA NEELIMA VISHNU PRIYA Date: 2026.02.06 10:56:32 +0530 2 (Cause-title taken from Case Information System) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For Petitioner : Mr. Rahul Goswami, Advocate. For Respondents-State : Mr. Priyank Rathi, G.A. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Hon'ble Shri Ravindra Kumar Agrawal, Judge Order on Board 05.02.2026 1. Heard Mr. Rahul Goswami, learned Counsel for the Petitioner. Also heard Mr. Priyank Rathi, learned Government Advocate appearing for the State/Respondents. 2. The present Writ Petition has been filed by the Petitioner with the following reliefs:- “10.1 To call for entire records from respondents pertaining to petitioners leave case for kind perusal of the Hon'ble High Court. 10.2 The Petitioner should be granted leave under as per sub rule (2) of Section 31 B of the Prisoners' Leave Act, 1985 Emergency leave under sub-section (1) to attend the Dashgatra and Terhavi function of his Mother. 10.3 To grant any other reliefs deemed fit and proper in facts and circumstances of the case.” 3. Learned counsel for the Petitioner seeks to withdraw the Petition with liberty to take recourse to the alternative remedy 3 available to him before the appropriate forum, if any. 4. In view of above, this Petition is dismissed as withdrawn with the liberty as prayed for. Sd/- Sd/- (Ravindra Kumar Agrawal) (Ramesh Sinha) Judge Chief Justice Priya