The Chhattisgarh High Court has declined to quash the case against an army sepoy accused of posting abusive remarks on WhatsApp about former Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel and his family. The court, led by Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal, noted that the sepoy's claims of accidental upload and mental stress involved factual disputes that should be resolved at trial. The court emphasized that the allegations in the First Information Report (FIR) prima facie disclose the commission of offences, and the evidentiary concerns raised by the sepoy, such as the reliance on screenshots and call detail records, are matters for trial. The sepoy's advocate argued that the remarks were made under severe mental stress and were inadvertently uploaded. However, the Deputy Government Advocate, Vaishali Mahilang, countered that the allegations were serious and disturbed public order. The FIR, lodged on April 29, 2023, followed a complaint regarding the sepoy's WhatsApp status, which contained derogatory remarks and was viewed by several individuals.