Dr. Punit Gupta v. State of Chhattisgarh
Case brief
What is this about?
Chhattisgarh High Court, WPCR Nos. 68/77/78/81/101 of 2019, decided 06.05.2024, per Ramesh Sinha CJ with Rajani Dubey J. Petitioners Mantu Ram Pawar, Dr. Punit Gupta and Rajesh Munat challenged FIR dated 03.02.2019 in Crime No. 0039/2019 of PS Pandri/Pandri-Mowa, Raipur, and the SIT constitution order dated 28.01.2019; respondents included the State of Chhattisgarh, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, Kiranmayee Naik/Kiran Mayee Nayak and the DGP. Counsel informed the Court that investigation was complete and closure reports filed; the Advocate General did not dispute this. All five petitions were simply disposed of on that basis; no merits findings, no quashing, no directions, no costs. Useful for tracking procedural fate of the FIR/SIT challenge; contains no statutory citations or precedents.
What did the court decide?
In view of the completion of investigation and filing of closure reports — a fact not disputed by the learned Advocate General — the five writ petitions (WPCR Nos. 68, 77, 78, 81 & 101 of 2019) stand disposed of; no relief on the quashing prayers or the anti-abuse-of-power directions was recorded as granted.