2026:CGHC:2757 NAFR KUNAL DEWANGAN Digitally signed by KUNAL HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR DEWANGAN CRMP No. 572 of 2020 Lekhram @ Golu S/o Ramji Sahu Aged About 30 Years Occupation- Kastkar, R/o- Village Banranka, Police Station- Than, Khamhariya, District- Bemetara, Chhattisgarh (Respondent No. 2 In Crr No. 542/2019), District : Bemetara, Chhattisgarh ... Petitioner(s)

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1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through- District Magistrate, Bemetara, District Bemetara, Chhattisgarh. (Respondent No. 1 In Crr No. 542/2019), District : Bemetara, Chhattisgarh

2 - Santosh Patel S/o Khelan Singh Patel Aged About 43 Years R/o- Banranka, Police Station- Than, Khamhariya, District- Bemetara, Chhattisgarh. (Applicant In Crr No. 542/2019), District : Bemetara, Chhattisgarh ---- Respondent(s)

For Petitioner :Mr. Maneesh Sharma, Advocate.

For Respondent/State :Mr. Vinod Kumar Tekam, Govt. Advocate.

For Respondent No. 2 :Mr. S.A.H. Rizvi, Advocate.

Hon'ble Mr. Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice

Order on Board

16/01/2026

1. Heard Mr. Maneesh Sharma, learned counsel for the petitioner.

Also heard Mr. Vinod Kumar Tekam, learned counsel for the respondent/State as well as Mr. S.A.H. Rizvi, learned counsel for the