1 2025:CGHC:21782 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRCA No. 547 of 2025 1 - Vedram Yadav S/o Late Jagru Ram Yadav Aged About 70 Years R/o Jhoka, Thana- Lalpur, Tehsil - Lalapur, District- Mungeli, C.G. --- Applicant versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Police Station- Ramanujganj, District- Bal- rampur-Ramanujganj (C.G.) --- Respondent For Petitioner : Mr. A.K. Yadav, Adv. For Respondent(s) : Mr. Ritesh Giri, PL. (Hon’ble Shri Justice Naresh Kumar Chandravanshi) Order on Board (9-5-2025) 1 The applicant has preferred this application under Section 482 of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhuita, 2023 for grant of anticipatory bail as he apprehends his arrest in connection with Crime No. 102/2015 registered at Police Station Ramanujganj, Distt. Balrampur-ramanuj- ganj (CG) for the offence punishable under Section 420, 467, 468, 471, 120(B)/34 of the IPC. Digitally signed by AVANISH KUMAR PATHAK Date: 2025.05.10 16:20:55 +0530 2 2 Brief facts of the case is that, applicant and more than 30 persons obtained forged lease of government land in the year 1972 and based on that, respective lands were mutated in their names and other co-accused persons. Subsequently, they sold the lands to SKS and Power Limited, Raipur, Prakash Industries and Fatehpur Coal Mines Company Pvt. Ltd. in the year 2010. Based on above facts, present crime has been registered against 34 other co-accused persons under Section 420, 467, 468, 471, 120(B)/34 of the IPC. and charge sheet has been filed. 3 Learned counsel for the applicant submits that patta was granted by the revenue authority in the year 1972 to applicant and other villagers. After getting Patta, the applicant and other villagers were cultivating the land. Subsequently, when power plants were proposed to be installed, therefore, as done by other villagers, applicant also sold his land obtained by him in Patta. He further submits that, the applicant is an innocent person, charge sheet has been filed by the police, name of applicant is not mentioned in the FIR, he has been subsequently added in charge sheet. It is further submitted that main accused Vyas Muni Yadav has been granted regular bail and co-accused Devnarayan Yadav and 8 others have been granted anticipatory bail vide order dated 30-1-2025 passed in MCRCA No. 91/2025 and Ganesh Yadav and 11 other co-accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail by this Court vide common order dated 16-4-2024 passed in MCRCA No. 1281/2023 and MCRCA No. 1365/2023. Therefore, the applicant may be granted anticipatory bail. 3 4 On the other hand, learned State counsel opposes the bail application of the applicant. 5 I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the material available on record. 6 Having considered the fact and circumstances of the case that, Patta was granted to applicant after initiating revenue proceedings and he sold said land thereafter, further, main culprit is said to be Vyas Muni Yadav and he has been granted regular bail in MCRC No. 7316/2020, and co-accused Devnarayan Yadav and 8 others have been granted anticipatory bail vide order dated 30-1-2025 passed in MCRCA No. 91/2025 and Ganesh Yadav and 11 other co-accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail by this Court vide common order dated 16-4-2024 passed in MCRCA No. 1281/2023 and MCRCA No. 1365/2023 and case of applicant is similar to those co-accused person who have been granted anticipatory bail, I feel inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the applicant. 7 Accordingly, the anticipatory bail application is allowed and it is directed that in the event of arrest of the applicant in connection with the aforesaid offence, he shall be released on bail by the officer arresting him on his executing a personal bond in a sum of Rs. 25,000/- with one surety of the like amount to the satisfaction of the officer arresting him or the concerned investigating officer. The applicant shall also abide by the following conditions:- (i) he shall make himself available for interrogation before the investigating officer as and when required; 4 (ii) that he shall not, directly or indirectly, make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him/her from disclosing such facts to the Court or any police officer. (iii) that he shall not act in any manner which will be prejudicial to fair and expeditious trial; and (iv) that he shall appear before the trial Court on each and every date given to him by the said Court till disposal of the trial; (v) that in case of change of address he will inform new address to investigating agency. Certified copy as per rules. sd/- (Naresh Kumar Chandravanshi) JUDGE Pathak