1 2025:CGHC:22191 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRCA No. 718 of 2025 Shukram Anant S/o Shankar Anant Aged About 40 Years R/o Village Danganiya, Kosir, Thana Kosir, District - Sarangarh-Bilaigarh Chhattisgarh ... Applicant versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through - Station House Officer, Police Station - Kosir, District - Sarangarh-Bilaigarh Chhattisgarh ... non-applicant For Applicant : Mr. Vivek Verma, Advocate. For Non-applicant/State : Mr. Sangarsh Pandey, Government Advocate Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Order On Board 20.05.2025 1. The applicant has preferred this application under Section 482 of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for grant of Bail, apprehending his arrest in connection with Crime No. 94/2025, registered at Police Station – Kosir, District – Sarangarh, Bilaigarh (C.G.) for the alleged commission of offence punishable under Sections 318(4), 316(5) and 3(5) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. 2. The story in brief is such that the applicant was appointed as a prescribed authority in the co-operative society Kosir. That the FIR 2 lodged by the co-operative inspector in the direction issued by the Collector, the Committee constituted for the inquiry in co-operative society, Kosir, that during the inspection on 09.03.2025 it was discovered that there is shortage of 3043.22 quintal paddy in purchase center amounting to Rs. 94,33,982. Thereafter the FIR was lodged on 22.03.2025 at thana Kosir against Dilaram Tandon, Sukhram Anant, Shyam Kumar Jhangde and Rahul Tandon. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. The applicant has no previous criminal antecedent. Dilaram Tandon being the Fad Prabhari is responsible for the shortage of the paddy and as per the stock register of the Fad Prabhari the applicant has no role in respect of the shortage of the paddy. Therefore, he prays for grant of bail to the applicant. 4. On the other hand, learned State counsel opposes the bail application of the present applicant and submits that the present applicant is involved in the case, therefore, he is not entitled for grant of bail. 5. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case diary. 6. Considering the nature and gravity of the offence and material on record in the case diary, and the fact that the present applicant is the prescribed authority (Adhyaksh) in the Co-operative Society, Kosir, and the paddy in question which was found to be short, the only allegation which was found during the inquiry report that the 3 applicant was negligent in his act, hence shortage of paddy was found worth Rs. 94,33,982. Considering the fact that the present applicant who was the prescribed authority (Adhyaksh) was also equally responsible for shortage of paddy 3043.22 quintal amounting to Rs. 94,33,982/- and that the inquiry report shows that the present applicant is clearly involved in the case, therefore, I am not inclined to grant bail to the applicant. 7. Accordingly, the bail application of the applicant – Shukram Anant, involved in Crime No. 94/2025, registered at Police Station – Kosir, District – Sarangarh, Bilaigarh (C.G.) for the alleged commission of offence punishable under Sections 318(4), 316(5) and 3(5) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, stands rejected. sd/- (Ramesh Sinha) Chief Justice Alfiza