Per Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice

1.7.2025

1. Heard Mr.Punit Ruparel, learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Mr.Shashank Thakur, learned Deputy Advocate General appearing for respondent No.1/State.

2. The instant petition has been filed by the petitioner with following prayer:

“The petitioner therefore most humbly and respectfully prays that the Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to allow instant petition and quash the FIR in Crime No.534/2021 registered at Police Station Basantpur, District Rajnandgaon, charge-sheet dated 30.01.2025 in offence punishable under Section 306 & 420 of IPC, order of taking cognizance dated 05.05.2025 in Sessions Trial No. 38/2025 and subsequent Sessions Trial No. 38/2025, in the interest of justice.”

3. Brief facts of the case are that the petitioner is taken the loan of Rs.20,50,000/- from the Bank, in which Priyanka Jain (wife of deceased) is stand as guarantor, further the petitioner is taken a sum of Rs.3 lakhs from deceased Dharmendra Jain, the money which is taken from the Bank as well as from the deceased was not returned by the petitioner. Further, the petitioner is threatened the deceased to kill, due to which deceased Dharmendra Jain committ