Natwar Beriwal v. Madanlal Agrawal
Criminal – Writ (mandamus) – High Court of Chhattisgarh, Bilaspur
Case brief
What is this about?
Chhattisgarh High Court writ petition WPCR No. 101 of 2025 (Natwar Beriwal v. Madanlal Agrawal & others, incl. State of Chhattisgarh and SHO PS City Kotwali Raigarh), decided 27.02.2025 by Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha with Judge Ravindra Kumar Agrawal. Petition under Article-writ jurisdiction sought mandamus for filing of charge-sheet/final report and police inquiry regarding an undisclosed FIR. Dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to re-file a duly constituted petition; Rs. 2000/- cost to Boys Observation Home, Raigarh (CG); defective-relief objection (missing FIR date, offences, police station, district). Useful only as procedural precedent on framing FIR-particulars in such writ petitions; no statutory interpretation or precedent treatment.
What did the court decide?
Permission to withdraw the petition with liberty to file a duly constituted petition; cost of Rs. 2000/- imposed payable to Boys Observation Home, Raigarh (CG) within 7 days with receipt to be furnished to registry; certified copies to be returned after retaining attested true copies.