Harish Sonvani vs Bharat Aluminium Company Ltd on 11 July, 2025

Chattisgarh High Court

Harish Sonvani vs Bharat Aluminium Company Ltd on 11 July, 2025

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                                                2025:CGHC:32257
                                                             NAFR
         HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR
                        CRMP No. 2165 of 2025


1 - Harish Sonvani S/o Late Heera Say Sonvani, Aged About 41
Years, R/o House No. 305/b/1, Balco Nagar, Korba, District Korba
Chhattisgarh.
                                                        ... Petitioner
                                 versus


1 - Bharat Aluminium Company Ltd. Headquarters, Core-6, Scope
Office Complex, 7-Lodhi Road, New Delhi, Through Prateek Jain, S/o
Shri K.M. Jain, Aged About 34 Years, Assistant General Manager
(Taxation), Bharat Aluminium Company Ltd., Balco Nagar, Korba,
Tehsil And District Korba, Chhattisgarh.
                                                      ... Respondent

For Petitioner : Mr. Syed Mohammad Sohail, Advocate.

For Respondent : Not noticed

Hon’ble Shri Justice Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal
Order on Board
11/07/2025

1. In this petition filed under Section 528 of BNSS, 2023, the

petitioner seek a direction for to expedite the proceedings of a

criminal complaint under Section 200 of CrPC in Criminal Case

(filing No.) No. 2191/2022 pending before the learned Judicial

Magistrate First Class (JMFC), Korba (C.G.).
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2. Facts of the case are that on 13.04.2022, the Petitioner

participated in a peaceful agitation, at Parsabhatha Gate,

protesting wage disparities and workers’ rights violations by

BALCO. On 18.04.2022, BALCO through its representative

Prateek Jain, filed an application before the Labour Court,

Korba, alleging the agitation was illegal and submitting forged

Standing Orders to obtain an ex-parte injunction on

22.04.2022. The Labour Court, upon reviewing the documents,

found them to be forged on 06.05.2022, and warned BALCO

against future misconduct. Aggrieved by BALCO’s actions, the

Petitioner filed a complaint in the Balco Nagar Police Station on

17.05.2022, which was not acted upon. Consequently, the

Petitioner filed a Criminal Complaint (Filing No. 2191/2022)

under Section 200 CrPC on 26.09.2022, before the JMFC,

Korba, alleging offences under IPC Sections 420, 467, 468, and

471.

3. The learned counsel for the Petitioner submits that the case has

been pending before the trial court for arguments on pre-

registration since 21.02.2023, and the proceedings are

progressing at a slow pace over the past 2.5 years. Therefore,

the counsel prays for a direction to the trial Court, to conclude

the proceedings as expeditiously as possible.

4. I have heard learned Counsel appearing for the Petitioner and

perused the documents annexed with the petition including the

order sheets of the Trial Court.

5. Upon perusal of the records, it is evident that the complaint
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case has been pending since 21.02.2023, and has been

adjourned for argument, with no progress made for about 2.5

years and in view of the limited prayer made in this petition,

without commenting on the merits of the case, this Court

directs the concern Court to expedite the proceedings in

Criminal Case (filing) No. 2191/2022.

6. With the above observations/direction, this petition stands

finally dispose off at the admission stage itself.

Sd/-

(Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal)
Judge
Sourabh P.