1 2026:CGHC:24921 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR CRR No. 1136 of 2019 1 - Viveck Goenka S/o Late Shri Ramnath Goenka Aged About 61 Years Chairman Of The Board Of Directors, The Indian Express (P) Limited, Having Its Registered Office At Express Towers, 1st Floor, Nariman Point Mumbai 400021 And Corporate Office At Mafatlal Center, 7th Floor, Ff Ramnath Goenka Marg, Nariman Point Mumbai 400021 Maharastra, District : Mumbai, Maharashtra --- Petitioner(s) versus 1 - Ajit Pramod Kumar Jogi S/o Late Shri Kanshi Parshad Jogi Aged About 55 Years R/o Anugrah Sagon Bangla, Katora Talab, Raipur Chhattisgarh, District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh --- Respondent(s) CRR No. 1138 of 2019 1 - Raj Kamal Jha S/o Mr. Munishwar Jha Aged About 53 Years Chief Editor, The Indian Express, Indian Express Building, B 1/b, Sector 10, Noida 201301 District Gautam Budh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. (Wrongly Mentioned In The Impugned Order As Chief Editor Raj Kamal Jha, Through Indian Express Pvt. Ltd, V.R.G. Infrastructure, Plot U 159, M.I.D.C. Industrial Area, Hingna Road, Nagpur (Maharashtra) ). 2 - Unni Rajan Shankar S/o Mr. K S Rajan Aged About 52 Years Editor, The Indian Express, Indian Express Building, B 1/b, Sector 10, Noida 201301 District Gautam Budh Nagar (Uttar Pradesh) (Wrongly Mentioned In The Impugned Order As Editor Unni Rajan Shankar, Through Indian Express Pvt. Ltd, V.R.G. Infrastructure, Plot U 159, M.I.D.C. Industrial Area, Hingna Road, Nagpur (Maharashtra). 3 - B. Khwaja S/o Khwaja Kashfudduja Khan Aged About 53 Years Kashaf, 21, Gulistan Colony, Behind Pande - Amrai Lane, Jaffer Nagar, Nagpur 440013 (Maharashtra). (Wrongly Mentioned In The Impugned Order As Printer And Publisher Shri Badruji K. Khwaja, Through Indian Express Pvt. Ltd, V.R.G. Infrastructure, Plot U 159, M.I.D.C. Industrial Area, Hingna Road, Nagpur (Maharashtra) ) KRISHNA KUMAR BARVE Digitally signed by KRISHNA KUMAR BARVE Date: 2026.06.20 15:39:07 +0530 2 4 - Ashutosh Bhardwaj S/o Mr. R S Sharma Aged About 42 Years Permanent R/o 15, Sarla Bag, Dayal Bag, Agra 282005, Presently R/o C/o Indian Institute Of Advanced Studies, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh). (Wrongly Mentioned In The Impugned Order As Ashutosh Bhardwaj, Reporter The Indian Express Newspaper, 9, 10 Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, Express Building, I.E.O., New Delhi). ---Petitioner(s) Versus 1 - Ajit Pramod Kumar Jogi S/o Late Shri Kanshi Parshad Jogi Aged About 55 Years R/o Anugrah Sagon Bangla, Katora Talab, Raipur, Chhattisgarh., District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh --- Respondent(s) For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Adil Minhaj, Advocate. For Respondent(s) : None, though served. Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha , Chief Justice Order on Board 19/06/2026 1 Heard Mr. Adil Minhaj, learned counsel for the petitioner. 2 In both the Revision petitions, the petitioners have prayed for following relief(s) :- “(i) Call for the entire records of complaint case No.855/2019, pending before the JMFC, Raipur (CG). (ii) set aside/quash the impugned order dtd. 19.09.2018 (ANNEXURE A-1), passed in Criminal Revision No.531/2017 by the learned Third Additional Sessions Judge, Raipur (CG) (iii) set-aside/quash the impugned order dated order dated 30.01.2019 (as contained in ANNEXURE A-2) passed in complaint case No.855/2019, by the learned Judicial Magistrate, First Class, Raipur (CG) (iv) any other relief(s) which this Hon’ble Court may think fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case.” 3 As per the status report received, the trial has already been 3 concluded in both the matters on 28.01.2025. In view of the above, the relief sought in the present petitions has become infructuous as nothing survives for consideration in these petitions by this Court. 4 Consequently, both the Petitions are dismissed as having become infructuous. No order as to costs. 5 Interim order, if any stands vacated. 6 Registry is directed to send a certified copy of this order to the trial Court concerned for necessary information. Sd/- Sd/- (Ramesh Sinha) Chief Justice Barve