1 2025:CGHC:23591 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRCA No. 829 of 2025 1 - Virendra Kumar Sahu S/o Rajendra Kumar Sahu Aged About 34 Years R/o Village Nigri, Police Chowki Nigri, Tahsil Sarai, District Singrouli, M.P. ... Applicant versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Station House Officer, Police Station Jhagrakhand, District M.C.B. Chhattisgarh., District : Manendragarh-Chirmiri- Bharatpur, Chhattisgarh ... Non-applicant For Applicant : Mr. Ishwar Jaiswal, Advocate For Res./State : Mr. Hariom Rai, 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. 11 of 2025, registered at Police Station Jhagrakhand, District- Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur (M.C.B.), (CG), for alleged 2 commission of offence punishable under Sections 316(2), 316(3), 3(5) of BNS. 2. According to the prosecution's story, the complainant has made written complaint to the concerned police station Jhagrakhand alleging that he is running business of transporting and as per direction by him the accused persons have loaded coal in the truck but they have not carried in the actual place due to this the complainant has losses amount of Rs. 1,70,000/- by accused persons. Based upon such complaint, police has registered the aforesaid offence against the 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 the present applicant is the owner of the offending vehicle and the use of his vehicle for work of loading and unloading coal material was handed over by him to his driver and if he (driver) has committed any such offence, he has no knowledge about the same. He would also submit that only on the basis of suspicion that the applicant is also involved in the offence in question the complaint has been lodged against him. He would further submit that investigation is going on and it is likely to take some 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. 3 6. Considering the nature of allegation levelled against the present applicant and also considering the fact that the accused persons have loaded coal in the truck but they have not carried in the actual place due to this the complainant has been put to loss of an amount of Rs. 1,70,000/-, therefore, the matter needs to be investigated thoroughly / properly, therefore, in these circumstances, I am not inclined to entertain the instant anticipatory bail application at this stage. 7. Accordingly, the third anticipatory bail of the applicant – Virendra Kumar Sahu involved in Crime No. 11 of 2025, registered at Police Station Jhagrakhand, District- M.C.B. (CG), for alleged commission of offence punishable under Sections 316(2), 316(3), 3(5) of BNS is rejected. S Sd/- (Ramesh Sinha) Chief Justice amita AMITA DUBEY Digitally signed by AMITA DUBEY Date: 2025.06.19 20:34:36 +0530