NON-REPORTABLE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPEAL NO(S). ______OF 2024 (Arising out of SLP (Criminal) No(s). 1400 of 2024) SHIVENDRA PRATAP SINGH THAKUR @ BANTI .…APPELLANT(S) VERSUS STATE OF CHHATTISGARH AND ORS. ….RESPONDENT(S) J U D G M E N T Mehta, J. 1. Leave granted. 2. The instant appeal by special leave has been filed by the appellant herein for assailing the order dated 2nd August, 2023 passed by the learned Single Judge of the Chhattisgarh High Court dismissing Criminal Miscellaneous Petition No. 1675 of 2023 preferred by the appellant seeking quashment of FIR No. 590 of 2019 registered at the instance of respondent No. 5 at P.S. Sarkanda, District Bilaspur for the offences punishable under Sections 447, 427, 294, 506 read with Section 34 of the Indian 1Penal Code, 1860(hereinafter being referred to as ‘IPC’) and the charge sheet filed as a consequence of investigation of the said FIR. 3. The pith and substance of the allegations set