2026:CGHC:1595-DB NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR CRMP No. 75 of 2026

1 - Laxman Prasad Dewangan S/o Late Bhagwati Prasad Dewangan , Aged About 56 Years, R/o Civil Line Ward No. 18, Near Sai Mandir, P.S. and Tahsil Menendragarh, District- Manendragarh- Chirmiri Bharatpur (C.G.)

... Petitioner versus

1 - The State of Chhattisgarh Through The Department of Home Mantralaya, New Raipur (C.G.)

2 - The Superintendent of Police Balrampur, District- Balrampur-

Ramanujganj (C.G.)

3 - The Station House Officer, Police Station Kusmi, District- Balrampur-

Ramanujganj (C.G.)

4 - The Chief Executive Officer, Co-Operative Central Bank Maryadit Ltd. Devi Ganj Road, Ambikapur, Sarguja (C.G.)

5 - The Collector, District- Sarguja Ambikapur, (C.G.)

... Respondents (Cause-title taken from Case Information System)

Digitally signed by MOHAMMED AADIL KHAN Date: 2026.01.14 For Petitioner : Mr. Ashok Kumar Shukla, Advocate.

For State : Mr. Dharmesh Srivastava, Deputy Advocate General.

Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Hon’ble Shri Ravindra Kumar Agrawal, Judge

Order on Board

Per Ramesh Sinha , Chief Justice

12-01-2026

1. The present CRMP under Section 528 of BNSS, 2023 has been filed by the petitioner for quashing of the FIR of Crime No.39/2025 dated 27-05-2025 which has been registered for the offence under Section 409, 420, 467, 468, 471, 120B and 34 of the IPC registered at P.S. Kusmi, District Balrampur-Ramanujganj and also challenging the Charge Sheet No.49/2025 dated 21-08-2025 and order taking cognizance dated 23-08-2025. The petitioner is also challenging the entire criminal proceeding initiated against him pursuant to the said FIR and charge sheet bearing Criminal Case No.1841/2025.

2. The brief facts of the case are that, the petitioner is an accused in Criminal Case No.1841/2025 pending before the learned Judicial Magistrate First Class, Rajpur, District Balrampur-Ramanujganj. The said criminal case arise from FIR of Crime No.39/2025 registered on the instance of Mr. Arvind Shrivastava, who was the Nodal Officer of respondent No.4, District Cooperative Central Bank Maryadit Branch Balrampur. It is alleged in the FIR that on receiving a e-mail from NABARD regional office, Raipur on 26-04-2024 in which there was allegations made by CEO, Janpad Panchayat Shankargarh with respect to suspected transactions in Bank Account No.604007085677, 604007009117 and 604007013601 and financial scam at Kusmi Branch. An enquiry team was constituted on 03-10-2024, but in absence of any enquiry proceeding, an audit report was obtained on 05-02-2025 from C.A. of the bank and according to the said audit report there was irregularity found of Rs.6,27,26,935/- from Account No. 604007085677, Rs.3,19,20,700/- from the Account No.604007009117, Rs. 2,41,18,614/- from the Account No.604007013601, Rs. 16,58,000 from the Account No. 104003588738, Rs,64,13,500/- from the Account No.104003641217 and Rs.46,44,841/- from the Account No.604007024067, i.e., total amount of Rs.13,14,82,590/-. Enquiry Committee also submitted its report on 04-04-2025 and found the financial irregularities of Rs.19,22,73,908/- from Account No. 604007085677, Rs.91,57,000/- from the Account No.104003641217 and Rs.3,19,20,700/- from the Account No. 604007009117 and transfer of Jamuna Alankar through N.E.F.T. with respect to Rs. 40,54,000/-, i.e., total Rs.23,74,05,608/-. Considering the said financial irregularities detected a Special Audit Team was appointed and it was found by the Special Audit Team that apart from the irregularities of the bank account there was financial irregularities of Rs.1,36,95,199.30/- in Bank Account No.604007054842 (Ashok Kumar Soni), Rs.46,44,841/- in Bank Account No. 604007024067 (Prakash Kumar Singh), Rs. 96,36,814/- in the Bank Account No.104000578368 (Sudesh Kumar Yadav) and Rs.30,00,000/- transferred through N.E.F.T. in the account of Mahamaya Construction and thus, total financial irregularities of Rs.26,47,82,462.93/- and it was found that the bank employees thr