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, lear