2026:CGHC:6144-DB ROHIT KUMAR NAFR CHANDRA Digitally signed by HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR ROHIT KUMAR CHANDRA CRMP No. 373 of 2026 Puneet Chaturvedi S/o Jai Prakash Chaturvedi, Aged About 37 Years R/o Mirshadpur, Badlapur, Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh (As Per Correct Details)

... Petitioner versus State of Chhattisgarh Through The Station House Officer, P.S.

Dhourpur, District- Sarguja (Ambikapur) (C.G.)

... Respondent For Petitioner : Mr. Vikas Upadhyay, Mr. Surbhit Upadhyay and Mr. Sudhir Mehrotra (though VC) Advocates For Respondent No.1/State : Mr. Saumya Rai, Panel Lawyer Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Hon'ble Shri Ravindra Kumar Agrawal , Judge

Order on Board

Per Ramesh Sinha , Chief Justice

04.02.2026

1 Heard Mr. Vikas Upadhyay, Mr. Surbhit Upadhyay and Mr. Sudhir Mehrotra (through video conferencing), learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Mr. Saumya Rai, learned Panel Lawyer, appearing for the State/respondent.

2 The present petition under Section 528 of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short, ‘BNSS’) has been filed by the petitioner, being aggrieved by the impugned FIR dated

13.12.2025 registered by Investigating Officer Ramdhani Ram (Sub-I