Kaushal Agrawal v. State of Chhattisgarh
Case brief
What is this about?
CRMP No. 71 of 2023, High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur, decided 05/08/2025. Petitioner Kaushal Agrawal v. State of Chhattisgarh (PS Mahila Thana, Bilaspur), Respondent No. 2 'Xyz', Child Welfare Committee Bilaspur. Petition under Section 482 CrPC seeking stay of FIR No. 59/2022 dated 20/10/2022 (Mahila Thana, Bilaspur) and restraint on coercive action/arrest. State counsel (Nitansh Jaiswal, PL) stated a closure report under Section 173(3) Cr.P.C. was already filed before the competent court; unrebutted. Held by Ramesh Sinha, CJ (with Bibhu Datta Guru, J): nothing survives, petition disposed of. Keywords: Section 482 CrPC inherent powers, stay of FIR, closure report Section 173(3), disposal for no surviving cause, no coercive action.
What did the court decide?
Taking note of the submission that a closure report has been filed in respect of FIR No. 59/2022, nothing further survives for consideration in the petition; accordingly, the Criminal Miscellaneous Petition stands disposed of.