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Smt. Laxmi Amba Verma Vs State of Chhattisgarh — Dowry and Cruelty | Chhattisgarh HC (2025)

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Smt. Laxmi Amba Verma Vs State of ChhattisgarhSmt. Laxmi Amba Verma v. State of Chhattisgarh

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Smt. Laxmi Amba Verma v. State of Chhattisgarh

Chhattisgarh HC12 Oct 2025CRR/807/2019

Case brief

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What is this about?

Maintainability of criminal revision against appellate acquittal; revision dismissed with liberty to file appeal. Relied on: Sunil Jangde vs. State of CG & Ors. (CRR No.643/2015, Division Bench, High Court of Chhattisgarh) and Joseph Stephen & Ors. vs. Santhanasamy (Supreme Court, Criminal Appeal No.90-93 of 2022, decided 25.01.2022). Offences involved: S.498A IPC and S.4, Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961. Courts below: JMFC, Saja (Criminal Case No.267/11, conviction 11.09.2017) and Sessions Judge, Bemetara (Criminal Appeal No.64/2017, acquittal 12.12.2018). Keywords: criminal revision not maintainable; acquittal; dowry prohibition; Chhattisgarh High Court Bilaspur; Bemetara.

What did the court decide?

Liberty left with the applicant to file appeal, if so advised; record of the Courts below to be returned forthwith along with copy of the order.

Why is it important?

The instant criminal revision is not maintainable in view of the aforecited judgments (Division Bench judgment in CRR No.643/2015, Sunil Jangde vs. State of CG & Ors., and the Supreme Court decision in Joseph Stephen & Ors. vs. Santhanasamy); accordingly the revision is dismissed, with liberty left to the applicant to file appeal. ¶23

What the court decided

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Outcome

Liberty left with the applicant to file appeal, if so advised; record of the Courts below to be returned forthwith along with copy of the order.

Issue for consideration

Whether the present criminal revision challenging the appellate judgment of acquittal is maintainable.

Court's answer

The instant criminal revision is not maintainable in view of the aforecited judgments (Division Bench judgment in CRR No.643/2015, Sunil Jangde vs. State of CG & Ors., and the Supreme Court decision in Joseph Stephen & Ors. vs. Santhanasamy); accordingly the revision is dismissed, with liberty left to the applicant to file appeal.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

CRR No. 807 of 2019 (Naresh Kumar Chandravanshi, J., decided 13/10/2025): Criminal revision by the complainant challenging the judgment dated 12.12.2018 of the Sessions Judge, Bemetara in Criminal Appeal No.64/2017, whereby the conviction and sentence dated 11.09.2017 of the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Saja in Criminal Case No.267/11 — convicting respondents Nos. 2-4 under S.498A IPC and S.4, Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 and sentencing each to 1 year R.I. and 6 months R.I. with Rs.500/- fine per offence — had been set aside and the accused acquitted. By an earlier observation of 14.09.2023, in view of the Division Bench judgment in CRR No.643/2015 (Sunil Jangde vs. State of CG & Ors.) and the Supreme Court decision in Joseph Stephen & Ors. vs. Santhanasamy (decided 25.01.2022), the Court had held the present criminal revision not maintainable; counsel filed no application for withdrawal or conversion. Holding: the revision being not maintainable, the same is dismissed, with liberty to the applicant to file appeal, if so advised; record of the Courts below to be returned forthwith.

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2025:CGHC:50827

RUKHSAR BANO

Digitally signed by RUKHSAR BANO Date: 2025.10.13 16:46:43 +0530

NAFR

HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR

CRR No. 807 of 2019

1 - Smt. Laxmi Amba Verma W/o Shri Tikam Singh Verma Aged About 29 Years R/o Village- Gadawa, P.S. Khamhariya, District- Bemetara, Chhattisgarh.

… Applicant / Complainant

versus

1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through District Magistrate, Bemetara, Chhattisgarh. 2 - Tikam Singh Verma S/o Late Shri Kamleshwar Verma Aged About 36 Years R/o Village Kodawa, P.S. Saja, District- Bemetara, Chhattisgarh. 3 - Bhupal Verma S/o Late Shri Kamleshwar Verma Aged About 34 Years R/o Village Kodawa, P.S. Saja, District- Bemetara, Chhattisgarh.

4 - Krishna Bai W/o Late Shri Kamleshwar Verma Aged About 58 Years R/o Village Kodawa, P.S. Saja, District- Bemetara, Chhattisgarh. ... Respondents

(Cause title, as taken from CIS)

For Applicant : Mr. Viprasen Agrawal, Advocate For State/Respondent No.1 : Mr. Pratik Tiwari, Panel Lawyer.

(Hon’ble Shri Justice Naresh Kumar Chandravanshi)

Order on Board

13/10/2025

The criminal revision has been preferred by the applicant / complainant challenging the judgment dated 12.12.2018 passed by the Sessions Judge, Bemetara, District Bemetara (CG) in Criminal Appeal No.64/2017, whereby the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 11.09.2017 passed by the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Saja, District Bemetara (CG) in Criminal Case No.267/11 has been set aside and the accused persons /respondents No.2, 3 & 4 herein have been acquitted of the offence punishable under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (for short ‘IPC’) and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act,

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1961 (henceforth referred to as “the Act, 1961”). By the said judgment, the learned trial Court convicted the respondent No.2, 3 & 4 herein under Section 498A of the IPC and Section 4 of the Act, 1961 and sentenced each of them to undergo 1 year R.I and 6 months R.I. respectively and also imposed fine of Rs.500/- for each offence, in default of payment of fine, to further undergo 1 month imprisonment respectively.

On 14.09.2023, in view of the judgment passed by the Division Bench of this High Court in CRR No.643/2015 (Sunil Jangde vs. State of CG & Ors.) and also looking to the judgment rendered by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of “Joseph Stephen & Ors. vs. Santhanasamy” in Criminal Appeal No.90-93 of 2022, decided on 25.01.2022, it was observed that present criminal revision is not maintainable. Learned counsel for the applicant was directed to take recourse in the matter, but he has not filed any application for withdrawal of instant criminal revision or conversion of criminal revision into criminal appeal.

Since the instant criminal revision is not maintainable in view of the aforecited judgment, therefore, the same is dismissed . However, liberty is left with the applicant to file appeal, if so advised.

Record of the Courts below be returned forthwith along with copy of this order.

Sd/-

(Naresh Kumar Chandravanshi)

JUDGE

Rukhsar

Issues for consideration

1 issue framed by the court

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Whether the present criminal revision challenging the appellate judgment of acquittal is maintainable.¶21
The court held
The instant criminal revision is not maintainable in view of the aforecited judgments (Division Bench judgment in CRR No.643/2015, Sunil Jangde vs. State of CG & Ors., and the Supreme Court decision in Joseph Stephen & Ors. vs. Santhanasamy); accordingly the revision is dismissed, with liberty left to the applicant to file appeal.ratio¶23

Cases cited

Colour shows how this judgement treated each authority

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Sunil Jangde vs. State of CG & Ors.Relied on¶21
CRR No.643/2015 (Sunil Jangde vs. State of CG & Ors.)
Joseph Stephen & Ors. vs. SanthanasamyRelied on¶21
“Joseph Stephen & Ors. vs. Santhanasamy” in Criminal Appeal No.90-93 of 2022, decided on 25.01.2022

Statutes considered

2 provisions across 2 enactments

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Indian Penal Code498A¶18
Dowry Prohibition Act, 19614¶18

Procedural history

How this case reached the court

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Order under challenge
Judgment dated 12.12.2018 in Criminal Appeal No.64/2017 by the Sessions Judge, Bemetara, whereby the conviction and sentence dated 11.09.2017 of the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Saja (Criminal Case No.267/11) were set aside and the accused/respondents Nos. 2-4 were acquitted of offences under S.498A IPC and S.4, Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961.¶18
Sessions Judge, Bemetara, District Bemetara (CG) · 12.12.2018
Prior proceeding
Trial Court (Judicial Magistrate First Class, Saja) in Criminal Case No.267/11 convicted respondents Nos. 2-4 under S.498A IPC and S.4 of the Act, 1961 and sentenced each of them to undergo 1 year R.I. and 6 months R.I. respectively.¶20
Prior proceeding
Fine of Rs.500/- imposed for each offence, with further imprisonment of one month in default of payment.¶20
Prior proceeding
On 14.09.2023 the Court, in view of the Division Bench judgment in CRR No.643/2015 (Sunil Jangde vs. State of CG & Ors.) and the Supreme Court decision in Joseph Stephen & Ors. vs. Santhanasamy (Criminal Appeal No.90-93 of 2022, decided 25.01.2022), observed that the present criminal revision is not maintainable; learned counsel for the applicant was directed to take recourse but filed no application for withdrawal or conversion of the revision into an appeal.¶21

Parties & counsel

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applicant
Smt. Laxmi Amba Verma¶8
Viprasen Agrawal
respondent
State Of Chhattisgarh Through District Magistrate, Bemetara, Chhattisgarh¶11
Pratik Tiwari
respondent
Tikam Singh Verma¶11
respondent
Bhupal Verma¶11
respondent
Krishna Bai¶12

Coram

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Naresh Kumar Chandravanshiauthor¶15

Case details

As recorded by the court registry

Court: Chhattisgarh HC
Decided on: 12 Oct 2025 · October
Registered: 1 Jul 2019
Case no.: CRR/807/2019
CNR: CGHC010196302019
Topic: Dowry and Cruelty
Bench: Naresh Kumar Chandravanshi
Disposal: DISMISSED
Case type: CRR

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Smt. Laxmi Amba Verma v. State of Chhattisgarh, CRR/807/2019 (CG), decided on 12 October 2025.

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Cases cited2

Sunil Jangde vs. State of CG & Ors.Relied on¶21
Joseph Stephen & Ors. vs. SanthanasamyRelied on¶21

Open Authorities

Statutes2

Indian Penal Code498A
Dowry Prohibition Act, 19614

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Procedural history4

Judgment dated 12.12.2018 in Criminal Appeal No.64/2017 by the Sessions Judge, Bemetara, whereby the conviction and sentence dated 11.09.2017 of the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Saja (Criminal Case No.267/11) were set aside and the accused/respondents Nos. 2-4 were acquitted of offences under S.498A IPC and S.4, Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961.Sessions Judge, Bemetara, District Bemetara (CG) · 12.12.2018
Trial Court (Judicial Magistrate First Class, Saja) in Criminal Case No.267/11 convicted respondents Nos. 2-4 under S.498A IPC and S.4 of the Act, 1961 and sentenced each of them to undergo 1 year R.I. and 6 months R.I. respectively.
Fine of Rs.500/- imposed for each offence, with further imprisonment of one month in default of payment.

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Bench / Coram

Naresh Kumar Chandravanshi

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