Manoj Singh Son of late Baikunth Nath vs State of Chhattisgarh through the Station House Officer, Police Station-Dipka, District-Korba (CG)

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2024 Supreme(Chh) 157

RAMESH SINHA, RAJANI DUBEY
Manoj Singh Son of late Baikunth Nath – Appellant
Versus
State of Chhattisgarh through the Station House Officer, Police Station-Dipka, District-Korba (CG) – Respondent

Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
For the Petitioners:Mr.Ashish Shrivastava, Senior Advocate assisted by Mr.Rahul Ambast, Mr. Ankur Diwan, Mr.Aman Menon and Mr.Udit Khatri, Advs.
For the Respondent: Mr.Hariom Rai, Panel Lawyer, Mr.Pawan Shrivastava, Adv.

ORDER ON BOARD :

Ramesh Sinha, CJ.

1. Heard Mr.Ashish Shrivastava, learned Senior Advocate assisted by Mr.Rahul Ambast, Mr. Ankur Diwan, Mr.Aman Menon and Mr.Udit Khatri, learned counsel for the petitioners. Also heard Mr.Hariom Rai, learned Panel Lawyer appearing for respondent No.1/State and Mr.Pawan Shrivastava, learned counsel appearing for respondent No.2.

2. The petitioners have filed this petition under Section 482 of the CrPC with the following prayer:-

“It is therefore most respectfully prayed that this Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to allow the petition and quash the first information report bearing crime No.175/2017, final report No.77/2018 of Police Station Dipka and entire criminal proceedings pending in Criminal Case No.2152/2018 pending before the Court of learned Judicial Magistrate First Class, Katghora, District Korba (CG) against the petitioners for the offence punishable under Section 498-A, 323/34 of Indian Penal Code, in the interest of justice.”

3. Case of the prosecution, in brief, is that petitioner No.1 is husband and petitioners No.2 & 4 are brother-in-law and petitioner No.3 is sister-in-law of the complainant/respondent No.2. Marriage between petition