1 CGHC010347792026 2026:CGHC:39368-DB NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPCR No. 524 of 2026 Rameshwar Prasad Patel S/o Late Shri Chhabilal Patel, Aged About 56 Years R/o D -7 Shaktinagar, Gevra Colony, P.S. Dipka, Korba, Distt - Korba (C.G.) ... Petitioner versus 1 - State of Chhattisgarh Through Principal Secretary, Department of Home Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Nava Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Superintendent of Police, Distt -Bilaspur, S.P. Office, Korba, Distt - Korba (C.G.) 3 - Station House Officer, P.S. -Dipka, Distt -Korba (C.G.) ... Respondents ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For Petitioner : Mr. Prakhar Dutt, Advocate For Respondents/State : Mr. Sumit Singh, Deputy Advocate General ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon'ble Shri Krushna Ram Mohapatra , Chief Justice Hon'ble Shri Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal , Judge Order on Board Per Krushna Ram Mohapatra , Chief Justice 08.09.2026 1. Heard Mr. Prakhar Dutt, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr.Sumit Singh, learned Deputy Advocate General, appearing for the State/ respondents. ROHIT KUMAR CHANDRA Digitally signed by ROHIT KUMAR CHANDRA 2 2. The present WPCR has been filed by the petitioner with the following prayers : “1. Hon'ble Court may be kind and gracious enough to direct the respective authorities to take the cognizance of the case and proceed with further inquiry and investigation in the interest of justice. 2. Hon'ble Court may be kind and be pleased to direct the Respondent Authorities to investigate the issue of writs of mandamus or any other writ/writs, order/orders or direction/directions. 3. Any other relief/relief's which Hon'ble court may deem fit in the facts and circumstances of the instant case.” 3. In course of hearing, Mr. Dutt, learned counsel for the petitioner drew attention of this Court to the order dated 02.09.2025 passed by a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in WPCR No. 482 of 2025 and he therefore submits that the petitioner in the present writ petition deserves similar treatment. 4. Mr. Singh, learned Deputy Advocate General, after going through the said order, submits that he does not have any objection to the prayer made. 5. In the order dated 02.09.2025 passed in WPCR No. 482 of 2025, the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court observed as under : “4. Learned State counsel, on the other hand, has submitted that the grievance of the petitioner can be very well redressed before the competent Court by filing an 3 application under Section 156 (3) or 200 of the Cr.P.C. (now, under Section 175(3) or under Section 223 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023). He further submitted 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. 5. Accordingly, the present writ petition is dismissed with liberty to the petitioner to avail the appropriate remedy before appropriate Forum.” 6. In view of the submissions made above and an observation made by the Co-ordinate Bench in order dated 02.09.2025 passed in WPCR No. 482 of 2025, the present WPCR is dismissed with an observation that the petitioner, if so advised, may seek appropriate remedy, in accordance with law, before the appropriate forum. Sd/- Sd/- (Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal) (Krushna Ram Mohapatra) Judge Chief Justice Chandra