Chattisgarh High Court
Saurabh Zunzunwala vs State Of Chhattisgarh on 12 March, 2025
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HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR
CRMP No. 930 of 2025
1 - Saurabh Zunzunwala S/o Shri Ramesh Chandra Zunzunwala Aged About 31
Years R/o A- 05, 506, Millenium Tower, Sanpada, District Thane, Maharashtra.
2 - Ramesh Chandra Zunzunwala S/o Late Badriprasad Zunzunwala Aged About
65 Years R/o A- 05, 506, Millenium Tower, Sanpada, District Thane,
Maharashtra.
3 - Smt. Sunita Zunzunwala W/o Shri Ramesh Chandar Zunzunwala Aged About
56 Years R/o A- 05, 506, Millenium Tower, Sanpada, District Thane,
Maharashtra.
... Petitioner(s)
versus
1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer, P.S.- Police Station-
Mahila Thana, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh.
2 - Bhumika Goel W/o Shri Saurabh Zunzunwala Aged About 30 Years R/o
House No. C.Q.- 3, Government Nagarjun, Post Graduate Science College
Campus, Thana- Saraswati Nagar, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh. (Complainant)
... Respondent(s)
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Order on Board
12/03/2025 Heard Mr. Ankit Singh, learned counsel for the petitioners.
Also heard Mr. Hari Om Rai, Panel Lawyer, appearing for the
State/ Respondent and perused the impugned FIR as well as
charge-sheet and materials brought on record.
It has been contended by the learned counsel for the
petitioners that the marriage between the respondent No. 2-
Bhumika Goel (wife) and petitioner No. 1 was solemnized on
25.04.2022 as per the their rituals. After some time of marriage
some dispute arose between them. Subsequently, on 11.11.2022,
respondent No. 2 received a job offer from M/s SMEC for a
consultancy position in Banglore. During period of 2022 to 2023,
dispute arose between them was not solved and and when all the
attempts to resolve the dispute was failed, the respondent No. 2
refused to return to Mumbai in order to reside with petitioner No.
1 and the petitioner No. 1 had filed a divorce case, bearing case
No. 1487/2023 before Civil Court Senior Division Belapur,
Maharashtra on 10.08.2023. thereby, the respondent No. 2, only
to harass the petitioner No. 1 and his family members lodged a
false complaint before the Police Mahila Thana, Raipur on
03.01.2024 and registered an FIR bearing Crime No. 001/2024 .
On 24.09.2024, the Police filed the impugned final report before
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learned JMFC Raipur, and sequentially the petitioner were
presented before the learned JMFC Raipur and the learned
JMFC vide impugned order dated 24.09.2024 taken cognizance
against the petitioner and proceeded with the matter. Learned
counsel for the petitioners submit that the present matter be
referred to Mediation & conciliation Centre of this Court being
matrimonial in nature as there are chances to compromise
between the parties.
Considering the fact that the dispute arrived at between the
parties is matrimonial in nature, we deem it appropriate to make
an effort to get the said dispute settled by way of mediation.
In view of the above, petitioner No.1/husband shall deposit
Rs. 50,000/- with the Mediation Centre of this Court within a
period of one week from today and the same shall be paid to
respondent No. 2/wife on her appearance before the Mediation
Centre. Parties are directed to appear before the Mediation
Centre of this Court on 24.03.2025.
Learned State counsel is directed to inform the private
respondent i.e. respondent No. 2 about passing of this order, so
that she may appear before the Mediation Centre on the
aforesaid date.
List this matter along with report of Mediation Centre
before this Court on 08.04.2025.
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Till the next date of listing, further criminal proceeding of
Case No. 17487/24, pending before the learned Judicial
Magistrate First Class, Raipur arising out of the impugned FIR
dated 03.01.2024 (Annexure-P/1) registered at Police Station-
Mahila Thana, Raipur, Dist- Raipur (CG) under Section 498A/34
of IPC shall remain stayed.
It is made clear that in case the aforesaid amount is not
deposited within the aforesaid period, the interim protection
granted as above shall automatically be vacated and this petition
shall stand dismissed without further reference to any Bench of
this Court.
The petitioners are directed to produce the copy of the
receipt before the concerned trial Court regarding payment of the
said money before the Mediation Centre of this Court in
pursuance of this Court’s order, then only this order shall be given
into effect.
It is also made clear that if any final settlement is arrived at
between the parties, the aforesaid amount so deposited, shall be
adjusted.
Sd/- Sd/-
(Ravindra Kumar Agrawal) (Ramesh Sinha)
Judge Chief Justice
sagrika
Digitally signed
by SAGRIKA
SAGRIKA AGRAWAL
AGRAWAL Date:
2025.03.13
11:49:38 +0530