19 Mar 2026
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ConcludedThe High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur recorded adverse findings against police personnel.
adverse finding compensation.
Source: 2026:CGHC:13121-DB
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CW-2026-0079Balodabazar-Bhatapara, ChhattisgarhJudgment 19 March 2026
Balodabazar-Bhatapara Man vs State of Chhattisgarh
The High Court quashed FIR No. 0425/2025 dated 29.04.2025 and chargesheet No. 453/2025 under Section 6 of Chhattisgarh Gambling (Prohibition) Act, 2022 against the petitioner, finding he was implicated solely on the custodial memorandum statement of co-accused [name withheld] recorded at 10:30 hours before the petitioner's arrest shown at 11:00 hours on 01.05.2025, with no recovery from petitioner. The Court held it indicates a mala fide exercise of power and abuse of process, noting prior clean acquittals, externment proceedings rejected, and a prior FIR quashed vide order dated 06.08.2025 in CRMP No. 1024/2022.
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By judgment dated 19 March 2026 in CRMP No. 669 of 2026, the High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur (Coram: [name withheld], [name withheld], JJ.) adjudicated the matter concerning 2 police personnel, namely: Head Constable, Police Station City Kotwali, Balodabazar; Investigating Officer, Police Station City Kotwali, Balodabazar.
- Register number
- CG 22 CW 0001
- Case reference
- CRMP No. 669 of 2026 / 2026:CGHC:13121-DB
- Court and date
- High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur (Coram: [name withheld], [name withheld], JJ.), 19 March 2026
- Officer(s) at the material time
- Head Constable, Police Station City Kotwali, Balodabazar; Investigating Officer, Police Station City Kotwali, Balodabazar
- Present service status
- Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked
- the Section 6 of Chhattisgarh Gambling (Prohibition) Act, 2022; Article 226 Constitution of India of the Constitution of India
- Finding of the Court (extract)
- “The undisputed position which emerges from the record is that the present petitioner has been implicated in the crime in question solely on the basis of the memorandum statement of co-accused, namely [name withheld], recorded during police custody. It is …” (at para Paragraph 15-16)
- Verdict, sentence and quantum
- Adverse finding.
- Present status of the proceedings
- The judgment is recent and may be subject to appeal; the pendency of an appeal is not a finding.
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Current position
Judgment dated 19 March 2026. This judgment may still be subject to appeal; initiation or pendency of an appeal is not a finding.
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What the court found
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“The undisputed position which emerges from the record is that the present petitioner has been implicated in the crime in question solely on the basis of the memorandum statement of co-accused, namely [name withheld], recorded during police custody. It is …” (para Paragraph 15-16)
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Follow-up history
24 Sep 2026
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Corrections (0): No corrections recorded.
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