2026:CGHC:4900-DB NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR CRMP No. 122 of 2026

1 - Prateek Purohit S/o Late Shri Raj Kumar Purohit, Aged About 35 Years, R/o Purohit Plaza, Ram Sagar Para, Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh ... Petitioner versus

1 - State of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer, Police Station Shakti District Shakti Chhattisgarh

2 - Tannu Shri Sharma W/o Prateek Purohit, Aged About 29 Years, R/o Ward No. 13, Harigujar Ward, Mahamaya Mandir Road, Sakti, Police Station Sakti, District Sakti, Chhattisgarh ... Respondents (Cause title taken from Case Information System)

DMAA iOg D iHt I a LAl MK y HMsi A gEN nDed by D20a:t5e7: :22082 +6.00513.301 For Petitioner : Mr. Ankit. Pandey, Advocate For Respondent : Mr. Nitansh Kumar Jaiswal, Deputy No.1/State Govt. Advocate Hon'ble Shr i Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Hon'ble Shri R avindra Kumar Agrawal, Judge

Order on Board

Per Ramesh Sinha, C.J .

29-01-2026

1. Heard Mr. Ankit Pandey, learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Mr. Nitansh Kumar Jaiswal, Deputy Govt. Advocate, learned counsel appearing for the respondent No.1/State.

2. Learned counsel appearing for the State submits that, in compliance with the Court’s order dated 14-01-2026, notice was to be served and the State counsel was directed to respondent No. 2 about passing of order by this Court and the pendency of the present petition. It is stated that the said notice was served upon father of the respondent No.2 as she was not available and the same has been refused to be accepted and original copy of the same has been produced by the learned Counsel appearing for the State which is taken on record.

3. It further transpires from the order sheet dated 27-01-2026 of the Mediation Center of this Court that on being informed regarding her appearance before the mediation center, she stated that she does not want mediation, hence not appeared before the mediation center.

4. In view of the above, the notice is deemed to be duly served and we proceed to hear the matter finally.

5. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has deposited Rs.1,00,000/- in compliance of this Court’s order dated

14-01-2026 for the mediation purpose.

6. The present petition has been filed by the petitioner being aggrieved by the order dated 20-08-2025 passed by the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sakti, District Sakti (C.G.) in Criminal Case No. 1090/2025 whereby cognizance has been taken under Section 210 of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 on receipt of the charge-sheet under Section 193 of the BNSS, 2023 submitted by Police Station Sakti, District Sakti, against the petitioner for the alleged offence under Section 498-A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and further being aggrieved by the Charge-sheet No.123/2025 dated 03-06-2025 as well as the First Information Report No.146/2025 dated 07-05-2025.

7. The petitioner has filed the present petition with the following prayer:-

“It is therefore most humbly prayed that this Hon’ble Court may graciously be pleased to grant following reliefs:

(a) Quash and set aside the First Information Report No. 146/25 dated 07.05.2025, registered at Police Station Sakti, District Sakti (C.G.), against the Petitioner for the alleged offence under Section

498-A IPC.

(b) Quash and set aside the Charge-sheet No.123/2025 dated 03.06.2025, filed by Police Station Sakti, District Sakti (C.G.), in pursuance of the aforesaid FIR;

(c) Quash and set aside the order dated 20.08.2025 passed by the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sakti, District Sakti (C.G.), in Criminal Case No.1090/2025, whereby cognizance has been taken against the Petitioner under Section 210 of the Bharatiyya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, in a mechanical and perfunctory manner;

(d) Quash all consequential proceedings arising out of FIR No.146/2025, including Criminal Case No.1090/2025, pending before the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sakti, District Sakti (C.G.), insofar as they relate to the Petitioner;

(e) Pass any other order(s