2026:CGHC:11997-DB MANPREET KAUR NAFR MANPREET KAUR Date: 2026.03.16 10:55:04 +0530 HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR CRMP No. 735 of 2026 Shriram S/o Kripal Singh Aged About 28 Years R/o Gram Jemra Lafa Pali, Tehsil Pali, District Korba, Chhattisgarh ... Petitioner(s)

versus

1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Station Head Officer, Police Station-

Katghora, District- Korba, Chhattisgarh

2 - Xyz W/o Xyz, R/o Xyz (Details Of The Complainant Has Been Provided In The Attested Closed Envelop)

... Respondent(s)

For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Anshul Tiwari, Advocate For Respondent(s) : Mr. Sourabh Sahu, Panel Lawyer Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha , Chief Justice Hon'ble Shri Ravindra Kumar Agrawal , Judge Judgment on Board Per Ramesh Sinha , Chief Justice

13.03.2026

1. Heard Mr. Anshul Tiwari, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. Sourabh Sahu, learned Panel Lawyer for the respondent No.1 / State.

2. The petitioner has filed this petition with following prayer:

“I. That this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to allow the instant petition under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, filed by the petitioner.

II. That this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to quash the FIR bearing Crime No. 415/2025 registered at Police Station Katghora, District Korba, Chhattisgarh, dated 11.12.2025 filed under section 376 (2)(n) of Indian Penal Code, 1860.

III. That this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to quash entire charge sheet bearing Challan/Chargesheet no. 11/2026 under section 376 (2)(n) of Indian Penal Code, 1860 dated

05.02.2026.

IV. That this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to quash the impugned order dated 06.02.2026 whereby the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Katghora, District Korba, Chhattisgarh has taken cognizance of the impugned Chargesheet and has registered the impugned criminal proceeding as Criminal Case no. 180/2026 against the Petitioner.

V. And to kindly grant any other relief to the petitioners as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in facts and circumstances of the case, may also granted to the Petitioner.”

3. The prosecution case in brief is that it has been alleged that the

complainant, for the purpose of pursuing her B.A. studies at Hardi

Bazar College, shifted to her grandmother’s house in the year 2021. During this period, she came into contact with the present petitioner through her brother and, with the passage of time, their acquaintance allegedly developed into a love relationship. It is further alleged that in November 2023, the petitioner, on the false pretext of marriage, took the complainant to Ganesh Lodge at Katghora and committed forceful sexual intercourse with her. The prosecution has also alleged that the petitioner continued to establish physical relations with the complainant against her will till the year 2025 and thereafter refused to marry her. On the basis of the said allegations, an FIR bearing Crime No. 415/2025 dated 11.12.2025 was registered at Police Station Katghora against the petitioner for the alleged offence punishable under Section 376(2) (n) of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. Subsequently, the petitioner was arrested on 05.02.2026, and upon completion of investigation, a charge-sheet bearing Challan No. 11/2026 dated 05.02.2026 was filed for the aforesaid offence, cognizance whereof was taken on 06.02.2026 in Criminal Case No. 180/2026 by the learned Judicial Magistrate First Class, Katghora, District Korba, Chhattisgarh. The petitioner thereafter preferred Bail Application No. 85/2026 before the learned First Additional Sessions Court, Katghora, and was granted bail on 09.02.2026. It is the case of the petitioner that the allegations levelled in the FIR and the charge-sheet are false, baseless, and devoid of any cogent evidence, and that continuation of the criminal proceedings amounts to an abuse of the process of law, as no offence under Section 376(2)(n) IPC is made out against him, and therefore the FIR, charge-sheet, and all consequential proceedings are lia