1 2025:CGHC:17662 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRCA No. 535 of 2025 Niket Chaudhary S/o Ratan Chaudhary Aged About 26 Years R/o Darripara, P/s Ambikapur, District Surguja (C.G.) ... Applicant versus The State Of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer, Police Station Kotwali, Ambikapur, District Surguja (C.G.) .. Respondent For applicant : Shri Rahul Mishra, Advocate. For Respondent/State : Ms. Ankita Shukla, PL Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Order On Board 17/04/2025 1. Proceedings of this matter have been taken through video conferencing. 2. The applicant has preferred this application under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNSS’), for grant of anticipatory bail, apprehending his arrest in connection with Crime No.202/2025, registered at Police Station Kotwali, Ambikapur, District: Surguja (C.G.) for alleged commission of offence punishable under Sections 296, 351(3), 191(2), 191(3), 190, 109 of B.N.S. 2023. GOURI MUDALIAR Digitally signed by GOURI MUDALIAR Date: 2025.04.21 13:19:48 +0530 2 3. Case of the prosecution, in brief, is that on 22.03.2025 at about 09 PM the complainant namely Monu Sahu was sitting in his Scorpio Car in front of Gym then the co-accused namely Sushant Singh Anshu attempt to commit murder by knife due to which the complainant received injury in his hand thereafter the complainant was trying to ran away then another co-accused Lalit Soni, Lalla Yadav and Satyam Singh also attacked by iron rod upon the complainant and thereafter other co-accused persons Navneet Tiwari, Mukesh Yadav, Prem Maratha, Niket Chaudhary were chasing to the complainant with rod, belt and sharp weapons. The complainant entered in the bathroom and closed the door from inside of bathroom. It is also alleged that, the complainant was threatened by accused persons to commit murder therefore the complainant made written complaint to the Police Station, Ambikapur for lodging FIR against the accused persons. 4. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant is innocent and falsely implicated in the instant case. He would submit that there is no allegation of beating by the present applicant has been made by the complainant and he has not assaulted him as the present applicant is a PG Student. He would submit that there is counter FIR have been made. Therefore, he submits that the present applicant is entitled to be released on anticipatory bail. 5. On the other hand, learned State counsel opposes the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail. 6. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case diary. 3 7. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, nature and gravity of offence, also considering the fact that the present applicant alongwith other accused persons were chasing the complainant with rod, belt and sharp weapons and investigation is still going on, I am not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the applicant. 8. Accordingly, the anticipatory bail application of the applicant - Niket Chaudhary, involved in Crime No.202/2025, registered at Police Station Kotwali, Ambikapur, District: Surguja (C.G.) for alleged commission of offence punishable under Sections 296, 351(3), 191(2), 191(3), 190, 109 of B.N.S. 2023 is rejected. Sd/-Sd S S SSd/- (Ramesh Sinha) Chief Justice gouri