2025:CGHC:45234-DB Digitally signed by ANURADHA NAFR ANURADHA TIWARI TIWARI Date:

2025.09.04

18:00:54 +0530 HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR CRMP No. 2699 of 2025 Saroj Shrivas W/o Shyam Shrivas Aged About 38 Years R/o Manjhwapara, Police Station Civil Line District Bilaspur (C.G.)

... Petitioner versus State of Chhattisgarh Through- Police Station Civil Line, District Bilaspur (C.G.)

... Respondent (Cause-title taken from Case Information System)

For Petitioner : Mr. Rohitashva Singh, Advocate For Respondent-State : Mr. Shashank Thakur, Deputy Advocate General Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Hon'ble Shri Bibhu Datta Guru, Judge

Order on Board

Per Ramesh Sinha , Chief Justice

04.09 . 2025

1. Heard Mr. Rohitashva Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Mr. Shashank Thakur, learned Deputy Advocate General, appearing for the State/respondent.

2. The present petition has been filed by the petitioner with the following relief(s):-

“In view of aforementioned facts and circumstances it is prayed that this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to quash First Information Report dated 05.06.2025 in connection with Crime No.632/2025 registered in Police Station Civil Line, District Bilaspur (C.G.) under Section 21,22, and 29 of NDPS Act against the petitioner and consequent investigation against the petitioner, in the interest of justice.”

3. Brief facts of the case, are that, as per the FIR, the police received secret information that Shyam Shrivas and his wife Saroj Shrivas, residents of Talapara, were in possession of intoxicating substances and were searching for customers near Uslapur Railway Station. On reaching the spot, the police allegedly found one suspected lady, served her notice under Section 50 of the NDPS Act, and seized 25 bottles of ONEREX Cough Syrup (Codeine Phosphate), each containing 100 ml, total 2500 ml. Saroj Shrivas allegedly gave a memorandum statement admitting that she and her husband had tried to sell the intoxicating syrup and that her husband fled upon seeing the police vehicle. Accordingly, crime was registered against both Saroj and Shyam Shrivas. The petitioner, however, submits that the police have falsely implicated her. She states that on 05.06.2025 at about 6:30 a.m., police officials came to her house, took her away, and kept her at Civil Line Police Station. Later, at about 10:55 a.m., she was taken to the parking area of Uslapur Railway Station and falsely shown as apprehended with contraband. The petitioner’s brother submitted representations before various authorities including the Superintendent of Police, Inspector General of Police, Human Rights Commission, Director General of Police, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh, and Hon’ble Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh High Court, alleging that the petitioner was illegally taken from her home and falsely implicated. He also pointed out the existence of CCTV footage and demanded the CCTV footage of Civil Line Police Station, which was denied by the police. The CCTV footage from her own house showing the incident of 05.06.2025 at 6:30 a.m. was illegally seized by the police. When her family members demanded the CCTV footage of Civil Line Police Station for the period between 06:00 a.m. to 08:00 a.m. on 05.06.2025, the same was refused. Subsequently, the petitioner moved an application for preservation of CCTV footage of Civil Line Police Station for the period 06:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on 05.06.2025. On 03.07.2025, the learned Special Judge allowed the application and directed the police to preserve the said CCTV footage.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the present case. In fact, on 05.06.2025 at about 6:30 a.m., the police officials forcibly entered the house of the petitioner and took her away. She was kept in Civil Line Police Station and thereafter, at about 10:55 a.m., she was taken to the parking area of Uslapur Railway Station and falsely shown to have been appreh