1 2025:CGHC:22412 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 3678 of 2025 Ramlal Dhurve S/o Late Ramdas Gond Aged About 48 Years R/o Odari, Mathapara, Police Station- Chalgali, District- Balrampur- Ramanujganj (C.G.) ... Applicant versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer, Police Station- Chalgali, District- Balrampur- Ramanujganj (C.G.) ... Respondent For Applicant : Mr. Goutam Khetrapal, Advocate. For Respondent/State : Mr. Sanjeev Pandey, Dy. A.G. Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal Order on Board 27/05/2025 1. The accused/applicant has moved the first bail application U/s 483 of Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for releasing him on regular bail during trial in connection with Crime No. 51/2024 registered at Police Station Chalgali, District Balrampur-Ramanujganj (C.G.) for the offence punishable under Section 103 of Bhartiya Nyay Sanhita, 2023. 2. As per prosecution case, the informant Amela given a merg before the Police Station Chalgali to the effect that his father Digitally signed by VEDPRAKASH DEWANGAN Date: 2025.05.27 17:00:53 +0530 2 went out from the house on 04.10.2024 at about 5:00 PM, but he did not return the house in night. On 05.10.2024, at about 6:00 AM, one Amarsai Gond informed through mobile that his father is lying in the field of one Ramlakhan Gond. The complainant and his family members went near the field of Ramlakhan and found that his father is lying dead in the field of Ramlakhan. On the basis of same, the merg was registered and during merg enquiry, the memorandum statement of applicant was recorded and on the basis of his memorandum statement, the offence has been registered and the applicant has been arrested. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant is innocent and has been falsely implicated in the crime in question. There is no eyewitness of the incident and only on the basis of memorandum statement of the applicant, he has been implicated in the offence. He would further submit that only a scarf has been recovered from the applicant. The applicant is in jail since 06.10.2024 and final adjudication of the case will take its own time, therefore, the applicant may be enlarged on bail. 4. On the other hand, learned counsel appearing for the State opposes and has submitted that there is a allegation of murder against the present applicant and the scarf has been seized from the possession of the applicant. He further submits that looking to the gravity of the offence, the applicant is not entitled to be released on bail. 3 5. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the material available in the case. 6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, material available on record and also considering the fact that the deceased has been found dead near the field of one Ramlakhan, who has been murdered throttling the neck with the help of scarf and the scarf has been seized from the possession of the applicant, without commenting anything on merits, I am not inclined to release the applicant on bail. 7. Accordingly, the present bail application of the applicant is rejected. However, the learned trial Court is directed to expedite the trial of the case as early as possible. Sd/- (Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal) Vacation Judge ved