NAFR

Order on Board

Per Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice

1. Heard Mr. Sumit Singh Rathore, learned counsel for the petitioners as well as Mr. S. S. Baghel learned Govt. Advocate, for the State/Respondent No. 1 to 3 and Mr. Shubhank Tiwari, learned counsel for Respondent No. 4/ complainant.

2. The present petition under Section 528 of BNSS has been filed by the petitioners with the following prayer :-

“It is, therefore, prayed that, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to quash the impugned chargesheet No.117/2024 filed on 06-12-2024 along with the order dated 25-02-2025 (along with the proceeding) passed by the Learned Judicial Magistrate First Class, Raipur District Raipur (C.G) in Criminal Case No.2040/2025 (State of CG Vs Praveen Chandrakar and Others) arising out of the Crime/FIR No.70/2024 registered before the Police Station Mahila Thana, Raipur, District Raipur (C.G) on 12-06-2024, in the interest of justice.”

3. The present case arises out of a matrimonial dispute between petitioner No.1 (husband) and respondent No.4 (wife), a head constable in the Chhattisgarh Police, who were married on 11.12.2020 and resided together for about one year. Thereafter, dis