1 2025:CGHC:23552 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRCA No. 828 of 2025 Satyam Vig S/o Shree Manish Vig, Aged About 24 Years R/o Gitanjali Nagar, Raipur, District - Raipur (C.G.). ... applicant versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through Police Station Mandir Hasod District - Raipur (C.G.). ... Non-applicant For applicant : Mr. Sanjay Kumar Yadav, Advocate For Res./State : Mr. Bharat Gulabani, Panel Lawyer Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Order On Board 12/06/2025 1. The applicant has preferred this first application under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNSS’), for grant of anticipatory bail, apprehending his arrest in connection with Crime No. 144 of 2025, registered at Police Station Mandir Hasaud, District- Raupur (CG), for alleged commission of offence punishable under Sections 74, 296, 351 (2), 115(2), 3(5) of BNS. 2 2. According to the prosecution's story, it is alleged that the victim has lodge the report against the present applicant and other co-accused person that on 16.04.2025 at night 2.00am, victim and his husband or his brother went to I. P. Club (Pub) for dinner dance or other thing where applicant and his friends committed assault and use criminal force to the victim with intends to outrage her modesty. Thereafter, a complaint has been made and the police has registered the aforesaid offence against the present applicant and other co-accused person. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant has been falsely implicated in this case. He would also submit that on the date of incident, the present applicant alongwith his friend were celebrating the birthday in the club, and some dispute regarding song (playing music) occurred between the applicant, his friend and brother or husband of the victim and then they roped in the offence due to enmity. He would submit that charge sheet has not been filed and investigation is likely to take time, therefore he prays to enlarge the applicant on anticipatory bail. 4. On the other hand, learned State counsel opposes the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail. 5. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case diary. 6. From perusal of the records, it transpires that the applicant with co- accused person is said to have committed assault and use criminal force to the victim with intend to outrage her modesty and also considering the fact that allegation made against the applicant appears 3 to be of serious in nature, which needs to be investigated thoroughly / properly and also considering the fact that there is no change in circumstances to entertain this third anticipatory bail. 7. Accordingly, the third anticipatory bail of the applicant – Satyam Vig involved in Crime No. 144 of 2025, registered at Police Station Mandir Hasaud, District- Raupur (CG), for alleged commission of offence punishable under Sections 74, 296, 351 (2), 115(2), 3(5) of BNS is rejected. S Sd/- (Ramesh Sinha) Chief Justice amita AMITA DUBEY Digitally signed by AMITA DUBEY Date: 2025.06.19 11:37:47 +0530