2026:CGHC:11388-DB ROHIT NAFR KUMAR CHANDRA HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR Digitally signed by ROHIT K C U H M AN A D R RA CRMP No. 664 of 2026

1 - Manish Pal Singh Chhabra @ Rishi Singh S/o- Charanjeet Singh Chhabra Aged About 44 Years (Wrongly Mentioned As Manish Pal Chhabra In Cause Title Of Impugned Orders), R/o- N-12/MIG 05/5A, Green Wood Sonata Sarachi, New Town, Near Rajarhat City Centre 02, Rajarhat, 24 Pargana North, West Bengal (Near Rajarhat City Centre 02 Wrongly Not Mentioned In Cause Title Of Impugned Chargesheet)

2 - Sunita Kaur D/o Param Singh Kaur Aged About 35 Years R/o- 109 Maya Villa Krishnapur Tal Bagan, Rajarhat Gopalpura M North 24 Pargana, West Bengal, Previous Address- Quarter No. 9/A, Type- 2, C Sector, District- Papum Pare, District- Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh (Wrongly Mentioned As Present Address- Geeta Nagar, C Sector, Type 2 Quarter No. 09/A Pamum Para, PS- C Sector In The Cause Title Of The Impugned Order)

... Petitioners versus

1 - State of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer of Police Station- Telibandha, District- Raipur (C.G.)

2 - Jasprit Singh Bhatia S/o Late Harbhajan Singh Bhatia Aged About 42 Years R/o- Aaliya Villa, Anandam World City, Kachna, Police Station-

Khamardih, District- Raipur (C.G.)

... Respondents For Petitioners : Ms. Aditi Singhvi, Advocate For Respondent No.1/State : Mr. S.S. Baghel, Govt. Advocate Hon'ble Shr i Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Hon'ble Shri Ravindra Kumar Agrawal , Judge

Order on Board

Per Ramesh Sinha, C.J .

10.03.2026

1. Heard Ms. Aditi Singhvi, learned counsel for the petitioners as well as Mr. S.S. Baghel, learned Government Advocate, appearing for the State/respondent No.1.

2. Present petition has been filed by the petitioners under Section

528 of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 with the following prayers :-

“A. The Hon'ble High Court may kindly be pleased to quash and set aside the of FIR bearing No. 375/2023 registered at P.S. Telibandha, District Raipur (C.G) dated 22.06.2023 at 21.50 hours under Sections 420, 409, 120B of Indian Penal Code, 1860 which was registered against the petitioners at instance of complaint made by respondent No. 02.

B. The Hon'ble High Court may kindly be pleased to quash and set aside the Chargesheet dated 12.04.2025 bearing No. 151/2025 filed before Judicial Magistrate First Class, Raipur filed in FIR bearing No. 375/2023 registered at P.S.- Telibandha, District Raipur (C.G) dated 22.06.2023 at 21.50 hours under Sections 420, 409, 120B of Indian Penal Code, 1860.

C. The Hon'ble High Court may kindly be pleased to quash and set aside the Criminal Proceedings pending before Judicial Magistrate First Class. Raipur (C.G) in Criminal Case No. 26947/2025 under Sections 420, 409,120B Indian Penal Code, 1860.

D. The Hon'ble High Court may kindly be pleased to quash and set aside the cognizance order dated 29.05.2025 passed in Criminal Proceedings pending before Judicial Magistrate First Class. Raipur (C.G) in in Criminal Case No. 26947/2025 under Sections 420, 409, 120B Indian Penal Code, 1860 against the petitioners.

E. That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to grant any other relief, which it deems fit and proper.”

3. The present matter arises out of FIR No. 375/2023 registered at Police Station Telibandha, District Raipur (Chhattisgarh) under Sections 420, 409 and 120B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 against the petitioners and one co-accused person. The petitioners are directors of Prabhuji Etech Creations Private Limited, a company incorporated under the Companies Act, 2013 with its registered office at Kolkata and engaged in the business of online sale of pooja samagri and related services such as pandit services, bhajan singers and pilgrimage arrangements. The complainant/respondent No. 02, who was engaged in a tours and travels business, came into contact with the company through co- accused Anshul Dave, a Chartered Accountant who allegedly acted as an agent of the company. It is alleged that the complainant