1 CGHC010258592026 2026:CGHC:28374-DB NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPCR No. 369 of 2026 1 - Prashant Gulhrere S/o Late Shri Ghanshyam Gulhere Aged About 45 Years R/o Tikrapara, Manu Chowk, P.S. City Kotwali, Bilaspur, District Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - Through SHO P.S. Sarkanda, District Bilaspur (C.G.) 2 - Superintendent Of Police Bilaspur, District Bilaspur (C.G.) 3 - Sachin Dirgashkar S/o Late Padmakar Rao Aged About 49 Years R/o Near Santoshi Mandir, Gudipara Mopka, Bilaspur, Tahsil And District Bilaspur (C.G.) 4 - Rekha Dirghaskar W/o Late Padmakar Rao Aged About 71 Years R/o Near Santoshi Mandir, Gudipara Mopka, Bilaspur, Tahsil And District Bilaspur (C.G.) 5 - Surbhi W/o Sandip Bhai Aged About 46 Years R/o Darshan Apartment, Viral Bagh, Patel Colony, Jamnagar, District Bjamnagar, Gujrat 6 - Amin Shrivastav S/o Subhash Shrivastav Aged About 26 Years R/o Churi Bada, Gondpara, Bilaspur, Tahsil And District Bilaspur (C.G.) 7 - Saurabh Maurya S/o Om Praksh Maurya Aged About 29 Years R/o Near Old Power Houser, Torwa, Bilaspur, Tahsil And District Bilaspur (C.G.) 8 - Shradha Austin Pratap W/o Austin Vivek Pratap Aged About 39 Years R/o Pratap Villa Om Nagar Jharabhata, Bilaspur, Tahsil And District Bilaspur (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner : Shri Harshwardhan Singh Thakur, Advocate. For State : Shri Saumya Rai, Dy. Govt. Advocate. Hon'ble Shri Justice Ramesh Sinha, CJ Hon’ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal, J Order on Board 09.07.2026 Per, Ramesh Sinha, CJ. 1 The present petition has been filed by the petitioner with the following prayer:- INDRAJEET SAHU Digitally signed by INDRAJEET SAHU Date: 2026.07.09 17:10:33 +0530 2 “10.1 That this Hon'ble High Court may kindly be pleased to direct the respondent no. 1 and 2 to take appropriate steps against the respondent no. 3 to 8 and may further be pleased to direct the Respondent No. 1 and 2 to lodge FIR against the Respondent No.3 to 8 as per Alleged offence. 10.2 That any other relief which this Hon'ble Court deems fit and proper may also be granted in favor of the petitioner safeguarding their interest.” 2 Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has made complaint against the private respondents, but the 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 inder