1 2025:CGHC:24479 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 3758 of 2025 1 - Navneet Soni @ Chotu S/o Mahendra Kumar Soni Aged About 21 Years R/o Near Saraswati Manch, Ward No. 03, Rajiv Nagar, District Durg (C.G.). ... Applicant versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer, Police Station Durg District Durg (C.G.). ... Respondent For Applicant : Ms. Aditi Singhvi, Adv. For Respondent/State : Ms. Pragya Shrivastava, Dy. G.A. Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal Order on Board 16 / 0 6 / 202 5 1. The accused/applicant has moved this first bail application under Section 483 of BNSS, 2023 for releasing him on reg- ular bail during trial in connection with Crime No. 506/2024 registered at Police Station – Durg, District – Durg (C.G.) for the offence punishable under Sections Digitally signed by HEERA LAL SAHU Date: 2025.06.17 10:41:38 +0530 2 103(1), 190, 191(2), 191(3), 3(5) of BNS, 2023 and Section 25(1B) and 27 of Arms Act. 2. The allegation against the applicant is that on the date of offence i.e. 07.10.2024, the applicant, along with other co- accused persons, in furtherance of common intention, com- mitted the murder of deceased Dadu Deshmane by means of stones, knife etc. Based on this offence has been regis- tered against the applicant along with other co-accused persons. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the appli- cant has been falsely implicated in the present case. She next submits that the name of the applicant was not men- tioned in the FIR and only on the basis of memorandum statement of co-accused persons, the applicant has been implicated in the crime in question. She also submits that the applicant is in jail since 09.10.2024, only 4 witnesses out of 17 witnesses have been examined till date, and there is no likelihood of his case being decided in the near future, therefore, the present applicant may be released on bail. 4. On the other hand, learned counsel for the State opposes the bail application and submits that the applicant along with other co-accused persons, committed a heinous crime of murder. She also submits that there is a seizure of blood 3 stained shirt from the present applicant; therefore, at this stage, he may not be enlarged on bail. 5. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case diary. 6. Considering the entire facts and circumstances of the case, particularly looking to the material available on record and the evidence against the applicant, at this stage, I am not inclined to release the applicant on bail. Accordingly, the bail application filed under Section 483 of BNSS, 2023, is rejected. 7. Office is directed to sent a certified copy of this order to the trial Court concerned for necessary information and com- pliance forthwith. Sd/- (Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal) Judge H.L. Sahu