1 2025:CGHC:16914 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRCA No. 509 of 2025 • Vikas Rathor @ Vasu S/o Iswar Prasad Rathor Aged About 30 Years R/o B. D. Mahant Upnagar, Janjgir, Police Station And Tahsil Janjgir, District Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh. ... Applicant versus • State of Chhattisgarh Through The Station House Officer, Police Station Janjgir, District Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh. ... Non-applicant For Applicant : Mr. Paras Mani Shriwas, Advocate For Non- applicant/State : Ms. Monika Thakur, Panel Lawyer Hon’ble Mr. Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Order on Board 11/04/2025 1. Proceedings of this matter have been taken through video conferencing. 2. The applicant has preferred this application under Section 482 of Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, for grant of Anticipatory Bail, apprehending his arrest in connection with Crime No. 228/2025 registered at Police Station – Naila, District – Janjgir-Champa (C.G.) for the offence punishable VAISHALI LUCKY NAGARIA Digitally signed by VAISHALI LUCKY NAGARIA Date: 2025.04.21 11:45:28 +0530 2 under Sections 108, 3(5) of BNS, 2023. 3. Case of the prosecution, in brief, is that on 16.03.2025, Station Master of Railway Station Naila has made written information at Police Chauki Naila about dead body of unknown person was laying at middle of K.M. 675/12-10 down line of railway track, during the course of investigation a suicidal note was found in the pocket of deceased Shubham Rathore then FIR has been lodged against the applicant and two other persons under Section 108, 3(5) of BNS, 2023. Hence, these application. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the applicant submits that the applicant is innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present case. It is further submitted that the deceased was taken loan from several persons, prior to some days applicant was gone to Naila along with main accused Sandeep Rathore. He also submits that the applicant has never given any amount to deceased then he has no reason to demand any amount from deceased or threatened him to beat. He further submits that the applicant is highly educated person and continue engaged for preparation of competitive examination, if he arrested in crime in question then he will suffer irreparable loss as well as damage his career and the conclusion of the trial shall take quite long time. Therefore, he prays for grant of bail. 5. On the other hand, learned State counsel, opposes the bail 3 application and submits that suicidal note was found from the pocket of deceased namely Shubham Rathore, in which the name of the present applicant was mentioned. Thus, the bail application deserves to be rejected. 6. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case diary. 7. Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case and also considering the fact that suicidal note was found from the pocket of deceased namely Shubham Rathore, in which the name of the present applicant was mentioned therefore, this Court is of the opinion that it is not a fit case to enlarge the applicant on regular bail. 8. Accordingly, this first bail application of applicant – Vikas Rathore @ Vasu involved in Crime No. 228/2025 registered at Police Station – Janjgir, District – Janjgir-Champa (C.G.) for the offence punishable under Sections 108, 3(5) of BNS, is rejected at this stage. 9. Office is directed to send a certified copy of this order to the trial Court concerned for necessary information and compliance forthwith. Sd/- Sd/- (Ramesh Sinha) Chief Justice vaishali