2026:CGHC:9813-DB NAFR PADMAVATHI Date: 2026.03.03 CRMP No. 312 of 2026

1 - Aditya Agrawal S/o Sunil Agrawal Aged About 32 Years (Wrongly Mentioned As Suneel Agrawal)

2 - Sarda Agrawal W/o Sunil Agrawal Aged About 50 Years Both the above petitioners are residents of Purani Basti, Ward No. 9, Kanta Banji, Police Station- Kantibhaji, Distt. Balangir, Odisha.

... Petitioner(s)

versus

1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Ministry Of Home, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Naya Raipur, Distt. Raipur, Chhattisgarh.

2 - The Superintendent Of Police Raigarh, Distt. Raigarh, Chhattisgrh.

3 - The Station House Officer P.S. Mahila Thana, Distt. Raigarh, Chhattisgarh.

4 - Kashish Agrawal W/o Aditya Agrawal, daughter of Ashok Kumar Agrawal, Presently residing at House No. 11, Gajanandpuram Colony, Police Station-City Kotwali, Raigarh, Tahsil And Distt. Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. ...Respondent(s)

(Cause-title taken from Case Information System)

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For Petitioners : Shri Hari Agrawal, Advocate For Respondent/State : Shri Priyank Rathi, Government Advocate For Respondent-4/wife : Shri Krishna Tandon, Advocate ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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

Order on Board

Per R amesh Sinha, Chief Justice

25.02.2026 Heard Shri Hari Agrawal, learned counsel for the petitioners. Also heard Shri Priyank Rathi, Government Advocate appearing for the respondent/State, and Shri Krishna Tandon, learned counsel for respondent-4/wife.

1. Petitioners have filed the present petition for the following reliefs:

“(i) Quash the FIR No.13 of 2025 dated 18.06.2025 registered against the Petitioners at Police Station-Mahila Thana, Raigarh for offence punishable under Sections 85, 3(5) of BNS, 2023 and the consequent Final Report/Charge Sheet No.09/2025 dated 01.07.2025 (Annexure P-1) filed against the petitioners for offence punishable under for offence punishable under Sections 85, 3(5) of BNS, 2023.

(ii) Quash and/or set aside the entire consequential criminal proceedings particularly the Criminal Case no.840/2025 (Annexure )-2) pending consideration before the Court of Judicial magistrate Class-1, Raigarh (CG), including all the subsequent orders and incidental orders.

(iii) Quash and/or set aside the cognizance order dated 04.07.2025 (forms part of Annexure P-2) passed by the Court of Judicial Magistrate Class-1, Raigarh (CG) in the aforesaid criminal case.

(iv) Any other orders in favour of the petitioners may be passed as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit in the facts and circumstances of the case and in the interest of justice.”

2. It transpires from the order-sheet dated 30.01.2026 that the matter being matrimonial in nature, it was sent for mediation. Pursuant to said order, the petitioner has also deposited Rs.1,00,000/- for the mediation purpose, and the said amount has been received by the respondent-2/wife.

3. After conducting mediation sessions, on 19.02.2026 Mediation centre has submitted its report stating therein that mediation between the parties failed/not settled.

4. Brief facts of the case are that, the marriage between petitioner-1 and respondent-4/complainant was performed on 13.07.2024 in the premises of Shyam Mandir, Village-Bhatli, Odisha according to Hindu rites and customs. At the time of marriage, father of complainant gave some money and jewellery, according to their capacity. Petitioner-1 was employed in Delhi at the time of their marriage, and as such, after marriage, on 22.07.2024, went to Delhi from her in-laws house at Kantabanji, Odisha. It is alleged that during her stay she was physically and mentally harassed by her husband in Delhi, after which he left her at her matrimonial home in Kantabanji, Odisha and returned to Delhi. Petitioners mortgaged all jewellery of the complainant and when she con