2026:CGHC:3262 BABLU NAFR RAJENDRA BHANARKAR Digitally signed by BABLU RAJENDRA HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR BHANARKAR Date: 2026.01.21 10:14:59 +0530 CRMP No. 853 of 2021

1 - Tekram Janghel S/o Mangturam Janghel Aged About 54 Years

2 - Prakash Janghel S/o Mangturam Janghel Aged About 46 Years

3 - Pratyush Janghel S/o Tekram Janghel Aged About 24 Years All R/o Lodhipara, Jaihind Chowk, Near Raja Kirana Store, Thana Pandari District Raipur Chhattisgarh ... Petitioner(s)

versus

1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Police Station Pandari, District Raipur Chhattisgarh

2 - Anand Verma S/o Toranlal Verma Aged About 20 Years R/o Lodhipara, Jaihind Chowk, Near Raja Kirana Store, Thana Pandari, District Raipur Chhattisgarh ... Respondent(s)

For Petitioner(s) : Mr.Dheerendra Pandey, Advocate For Respondent : Mr.Saumya Rai, Panel Lawyer No.1-State For Respondent : Mr.Pragalbha Sharma, Advocate No.2 Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Hon'ble Shri Ravindra Kumar Agrawal , Judge

Order on Board

Per Ramesh Sinha , Chief Justice

20.01.2026

1. Heard Mr.Dheerendra Pandey, learned counsel for the petitioners as well as Mr.Saumya Rai, learned Panel Lawyer appearing for respondent No.1/State and Mr.Pragalbha Sharma, learned counsel appearing for respondent No.2.

2. The petitioners have filed this petition with the following prayer:

“ A. It is, therefore, most respectfully prayed that this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to quash consequent criminal proceedings pending against petitioner in Criminal Case no.3666/2020 before the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Rauipur, in the interest of justice.

B. This Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to direct to respondent authorities for proper investigation as per on the complaint/Representation made by law petitioner.

C. To grant any other relief which may suitable in the facts and circumstances of the case may also be allowed.”

3. Brief facts are necessary for the case are that petitioner No. 1 is a practicing Advocate in the District Court, Raipur and is filing the present petition seeking quashment of the malicious prosecution initiated against the petitioners on the basis of FIR No. 153/2020, registered at Police Station Pandari, District Raipur (C.G.), for the alleged commission of offences under Sections 294, 506, 323 read with 34 of the Indian Penal Code. According to the prosecution case, on 26.09.2020 at about 11:00 p.m., the victim namely Sumit was talking on the phone while holding the board of a shop. At that time, wife of petitioner No. 2 came there and asked the victim to leave the board, whereupon she allegedly started abusing him. It is further alleged that when the complainant intervened and asked the victim to go home, all the petitioners allegedly assaulted the victim with hands and fists in front of Raja Kirana Shop. It is further alleged that on the next day, i.e., 27.09.2020 at about 05:30 a.m., all the petitioners went to the house of the complainant, threatened him not to associate with Sumit, and also assaulted him.

4. The the petitioners had lodged a report regarding the said incident on 27.09.2020 at 08:35 a.m., stating therein that on 26.09.2020 at about 11:30 p.m., the victim along with his friends came in front of the petitioners’ house and attempted to uproot the signboard. When the wife of petitioner No. 2 objected, they started abusing, assaulting the petitioners, and threatening them with dire consequences. It was further reported that during the intervening night of 26.09.2020 and 27.09.2020 at about 12:30 a.m., the victim and the complainant again came to the premises and started throwing stones at the shop and house of the petitioners. Consequently, the petitioners lodged a complaint against both the complainant and victim Sumit. However, the police registered FIR only against Sumit and other minor co-accused, and no FIR was registered against the complainant. Thereafter, statements of the petitioners under Section 161 Cr.P.C. were recorded, wherein it was clearl