Chatrasaal Katiyar S/o Jagdish Katiyar Vs State of Chhattisgarh (Chhattisgarh High Court)
The Chhattisgarh High Court has dismissed a petition by Chatrasaal Katiyar to quash an FIR related to an alleged extortion case. The court’s decision was based on a review of the facts, which indicated that the extorted money was transferred to Katiyar’s bank account.
The case began when an individual, identified as Respondent No. 2, filed a complaint with the police in Gandai, Chhattisgarh. She claimed that she had been threatened with the release of her obscene photos and videos and was extorted of ₹1,01,500 through Google Pay. When she scanned a QR code for payment, the account holder was shown as “Yashpal.” An FIR was registered against unknown persons under various sections of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, and the Information Technology (IT) Act.
Katiyar, who owns a stationary shop in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, argued that he was wrongly implicated. He stated that a regular customer named “Yashpal” would often pay for goods by scanning his shop’s QR code, and that a ₹70,000 transaction from this customer was the only connection to the case. He claimed the police had a mala fide intention to frame him and that there was no concrete proof of his involvement.
