2026:CGHC:586-DB NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR CRMP No. 3040 of 2025

1 - Ramcharit Dwivedi S/o Om Narayan Dwivedi, Aged About 52 Years R/o Ward No. 20 Behind Police Station Civil Lines Manendragarh District Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur (C.G.) 2 - Thakur Prasad Dwivedi @ Sonu S/o Om Narayan Dwivedi, Aged About 48 Years R/o Ward No. 20 Behind Police Station Civil Lines, Manendragarh, District Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur (C.G.)

3 - Nityanand Dwivedi, S/o Om Narayan Dwivedi, Aged About 44 Years R/o Ward No.17 Ram Mandir Campus, Manendragarh District Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur (C.G.)

4 - Dinesh Kumar Dwivedi S/o Om Narayan Dwivedi, Aged About 36 Years R/o Ward No. 17 Ram Mandir Campus, Manendragarh District Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur (C.G.)

... Petitioners versus

1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer, Police Station Manendragarh, District Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur (C.G.)

2 - Narsingh Vasiya S/o Kirat Prasad Vasiya, Aged About 67 Years Caste- Kori, R/o Ward No.7 Manendragarh, District Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur (C.G.).

... Respondents For Petitioners : Mr. Amit Kumar, Advocate For Respondent /State : Mr. SS Baghel, Government Advocate. For Respondent No. : Mr. Hemant Kumar Agrawal, Advocate

2/Complainant with Ms. Shivam Agrawal, Advocate.

Hon’ble Mr. Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Hon’ble Mr. Arvind Kumar Verma, Judge

Order on Board

Per Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice

06/01/2026

1. This petition has been filed under Section 528 of the BNSS, 2023 with following relief(s):

“It is, therefore, prayed that this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to quash the F.I.R no.157/2025 dated 23.09.2025 and all others subsequent proceedings emanating therefrom, registered at Police Station Manendragarh, District: Manendragarh – Chirmiri - Bharatpur (C.G.) against the petitioners for the offence punishable under section 294, 34, 506, of IPC & 3(1)(r), 3(1)(s) of ST/SC Act, in the interest of justice.”

2. The facts, in brief, as projected by the petitioners in the instant petition are that complainant/respondent no.2 made a complaint against the petitioners regarding the incident dated 10.08.2023 before the police station -Manendragarh, but the police station not registered the FIR, therefore, respondent no.2 filed an application u/s 156(3) of the Cr.P.C., on 21.04.2025 before the learned Court of Special Judge (SC/ST Act), Koria Distt-Baikunthpur (C.G.) for registration of FIR u/s 294, 34, 506, of IPC & 3(1)(r), 3(1)(s) of ST/SC Act. Said application (u/s 156(3) of Cr.P.C) came to be allowed on 15.07.2025 and direction was issued to the concerned police station to register the FIR against the petitioners and investigate the matter. Thereafter, the concerned police station has registered the FIR on 23.09.2025 mentioning therein that on 10.08.2023 at about 7:00 p.m., some children's are playing cricket in temple campus, due to which, some dispute arose between the petitioners and respondent no.2 and petitioners have abused respondent no.2 by his caste; it is further mention in FIR that dispute is continuously going on between the petitioners and respondent no.2 and they had many times made a complaint against each other's. With regard to the dispute dated 10.08.2023, Istgasha no. 706/2023 offence u/s 107, 116(3) Preventive Action is registered against the petitioner Nos.1 & 4 and Istgasha no. 707/2023 offence u/s 107, 116(3) Preventive Action is registered against the Raghunath Poddar, Chote Lal Sonar and respondent No.2/Narsingh Vasiya. Due to the compliance of the order dated

15.07.2025, FIR no.157/2025 has been registered against the petitioners. Hence this petition.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioners contended that petitioner have been falsely implicated in this case, they have never abused the complainant/respondent No.2 on his caste. Due to previous dispute/enmity, respondent no.2 made a complaint against the petitioners. Petitioner no.1 has filed writ petition (WPC No.1929/2024) regarding dispute of Sh