Lukesh Kumar Sahu v. State of Chhattisgarh
Case brief
What is this about?
Chhattisgarh High Court (Bilaspur); CRMP No. 943 of 2021; decided 29.06.2026; neutral citation 2026:CGHC:26394; NAFR; Bench: Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice (author) with Rajani Dubey, Judge. Petitioner Lukesh Kumar Sahu (counsel G.P. Kurre) versus State of Chhattisgarh through SHO, PS Mahila Thana Durg (counsel Ashish Shukla, Addl. Advocate General) and Vijay Laxmi Sahu. Subject: prayer to quash FIR Crime No.0/2013, PS Mahila Thana, District Durg. Outcome: petition dismissed as infructuous after conclusion of trial and acquittal of petitioner under Sections 498-A and 34 IPC. Keywords: quashing of FIR; acquittal; 498-A IPC; infructuous petition; criminal miscellaneous petition.
What did the court decide?
The present petition is dismissed as having become infructuous, the Court considering the submission of learned counsel for the petitioner that the trial has concluded and the accused/petitioner has been acquitted of the charges under Sections 498-A and 34 of the IPC, leaving nothing to survive for consideration.