1 2025:CGHC:23544 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 4081 of 2025 Anil Yadav S/o Jagdish Yadav Aged About 32 Years R/o Neekanthapur, P.S. Kusami, District Balrampur-Ramanujganj (C.G.) ... Applicant versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through Police Station Kusami, District Balrampur- Ramanujganj (C.G.) ... Respondent For Applicant : Dr. Shiv Kumar Shrivastava, Advocate For Respondent(s) : Ms. Priya Sharma, Advocate Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal Order On Board 12/06/2025 1. The applicant has preferred this 1st bail application under Section 483 of Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita Act 2023 for grant of regular bail as he is arrested in connection with crime No. 122/2023, registered at Police Station – Kusami, District- Balrampur-Ramanujganj (C.G.) for offence punishable under Sections 302 of the IPC. 2. The prosecution story, in short, on 01.12.2023, the deceased, Lalchand, demanded repayment of money due from the applicant/accused, whereupon the applicant/accused, in a fit of rage, Digitally signed by SHUBHAM SINGH RAGHUVANSHI Date: 2025.06.13 17:19:01 +0530 2 threw Lalchand to the ground and struck his chest with a stone, thereby causing his death. Based on above, offence has been registered against the applicant. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant is innocent and has been falsely implicated in the crime in question. He further submits that eye-witness of the case namely Sukhram has been turned hostile. Further, the applicant is in jail since 05.12.2023, out of 23 prosecution witnesses only 3 have been examined till date and the trial is likely to some time to be finalized, therefore, it is prayed that the applicant may be enlarged on bail. 4. Per contra, learned Counsel appearing on behalf of the State opposes the bail application and submits that looking to the nature of offence, the applicant may not be released on bail. 5. I have heard learned Counsel appearing for the parties and perused the material available on record. 6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, evidence collected by the prosecution against the applicant and the nature of offence, at this stage, without further commenting on merits of the case, I am not inclined to release the applicant on bail. 7. Accordingly, the bail application is Rejected. However, the Trial Court is directed to expedite the trial and to ensure that the trial is concluded as expeditiously as possible. Sd/- (Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal) Judge Shubham