The long and exhausting case of Jageshwar Prasad Awadhiya v. State of Chhattisgarh, CRA No.1086 of 2004, finally came to an end on September 9, 2025, when Justice Bibhu Datta Guru of the Chhattisgarh High Court delivered a verdict that many would describe as a relief wrapped in irony. It marked the closure of one of the most prolonged corruption cases in India’s recent judicial history.