Chattisgarh High Court
Sushil Jhajharia @ Sushil Kumar Agrawal vs Union Of India on 20 May, 2025
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Digitally
signed by
YOGESH
YOGESH
TIWARI
TIWARI
Date:
HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR
2025.05.20
16:11:53
+0530
WPCR No. 287 of 2025
SUSHIL JHAJHARIA @ SUSHIL KUMAR AGRAWAL
versus
UNION OF INDIA
Order Sheet
20.05.2025 Heard Dr. Kislay Pandey, Mr. Ajay Sinha as well
as Mr. Sanjeev Pandey, learned counsel for the
petitioner. Also heard Mr. B. Gopa Kumar, learned
counsel appearing for the respondent.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that
the petitioner has filed the instant petition under
Section 528 of Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita
(BNSS), 2023 for quashing of the FIR bearing Crime
No. RC2172025A0010 dated 25.04.2025 registered at
CBI/AC-II/NEW DELHI for the offence punishable
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under Section 7/8/9/10 & 12 of the Prevention of
Corruption Act, as well as Section 61(2) of the
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 alleging that the
information has been revealed that official(s) of South
East Central Railway (SECR) are indulging in corrupt
and illegal activities in connivance with the present
petitioner. Further allegation against the present
petitioner is that on 21.04.2025, he informed his son
namely Vinap Jhajharia that he would be meeting co-
accused Sh. Vishal Anand (Chief Engineer/RSW at
SECR, Bilaspur) to ensure likely benefits for his
company in lieu of bribing accused Sh. Vishal Anand to
discuss resolution of matters and to finalize the
quantum of under advantage to be provided in this
regard.
It has been contended that the petitioner has
remained in judicial custody and the bail application
filed by the petitioner has been rejected by the trial
Court on 09.05.2025, against which, he has not filed
any bail application before this Court.
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Learned counsel for the respondent prays for
and is granted three weeks’ time to file reply-affidavit
and thereafter, one week’s time is granted to the
petitioner to file rejoinder-affidavit, if any.
List the case immediately thereafter.
In view of the above, I.A. No.02, application for
urgent hearing and I.A. No.03, application for hearing
during summer vacation, stand disposed of.
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(Amitendra Kishore Prasad) (Ramesh Sinha)
Judge Chief Justice
Judge
Yogesh