2026:CGHC:3791 MANPREET KAUR NAFR Digitally signed by MANPREET KAUR Date: 2026.01.23 14:46:39 +0530 HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR CRMP No. 1485 of 2021 Ashutosh Pandey S/o Late Surendra Pandey Aged About 32 Years R/o Village Mohrenga, Police Station Bemetara, Tahsil And District Bemetara (Chhattisgarh), District : Bemetara, Chhattisgarh --- Petitioner(s)

versus

1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Sho Kabir Nagar, Distt. Raipur (Chhattisgarh), District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh

2 - Kumari Manisha Shukla @ Maya Shukla D/o Mukund Rao Shukla Aged About 21 Years R/o Gurughasi Das Nagar Near Shiv Mandir Bhilai P.S. Jamul, District Durg (Chhattisgarh)

3 - Kumari Tanu @ Tarni D/o Yashwant Sahu Aged About 24 Years Village Sarbad Subhash Chowk, P.S. Birejhar, District Dhamtari (Chhattisgarh)

--- Respondent(s)

For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Dheerendra Pandey, Advocate For Respondent(s) : Mr. Nitansh Jaiswal, Panel Lawyer and Mr.

Harshmander Rastogi, Advocate Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Hon'ble Shri Ravindra Kumar Agrawal , Judge Judgment on Board Per Ramesh Sinha , Chief Justice

22.01.2026

1. Heard Mr. Dheerendra Pandey, learned counsel for the petitioner.

Also heard Mr. Nitansh Jaiswal, learned Deputy Government Advocate appearing for respondents No.1/State and Mr. Harshmander Rastogi, learned counsel appearing for respondent No.2.

2. None appeared on behalf of respondent No.3 when the case was called out for hearing.

3. The petitioner has filed this petition with the following prayer:

“It is therefore prayed that this Hon'ble court may be pleased to allow the application by making an order to quash the Crime No. 171 of 2020 dated 24.09.2020 & quash the final report dated 17.08.2021 and also quash the entire criminal proceeding pending before JMF Raipur District Raipur (C.G.) as Criminal Case No. 9032/2021 and discharge from the case to the applicant.”

4. The facts of the case, in brief, are that the applicant is an Assistant Teacher (LB) posted at Government Primary School, Mohrenga, and had purchased a flat in the name of his wife bearing Flat No. F-604, Avinash Asiyana, Kabir Nagar, Raipur, which remained vacant for a long period. During the COVID-19 lockdown in May 2020, the complainant, a well-educated major woman known to the applicant, approached him seeking the flat on rent, and accordingly, on 07.05.2020, the flat was given to her on an oral rent arrangement as execution of a written agreement was not feasible during the lockdown. The complainant occupied the flat but neither executed a rent agreement thereafter nor showed willingness to do so, and information was received by the applicant from neighbours regarding alleged illegal activities, prompting him to request the complainant to vacate the premises. Thereupon, the complainant lodged a complaint at Police Station Amanaka on 20.07.2020, which upon inquiry was found to be a civil dispute between landlord and tenant, leading to a written compromise submitted by the complainant herself stating that the complaint was made only because the applicant had asked her to vacate the flat, and seeking time to arrange alternative accommodation. A mutual compromise deed was also executed permitting her to stay temporarily, subject to conditions. Despite this, the complainant allegedly continued to threaten the applicant with false cases. Subsequently, after a family function at the applicant’s village on 11.09.2020 attended by the complainant and her family members, certain cash and mobile phones were found missing, leading the applicant to submit a written complaint, after which the complainant allegedly issued threatening messages. The complainant finally vacated the flat on 16.09.2020, but on the same date lodged another complaint alleging assault, on the basis of which Crime No. 171/2020 under Sections 294, 323 and 506 IPC was registered at Police Station Kabir Nagar. After investigation, a charge-sheet was filed on 17.08.2021 before the JMFC, Raipur, registered as Criminal Case No. 9