1 2025:CGHC:24680 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRCA No. 839 of 2025 1 - Reena Singh D/o. Jogendra Prasad Bhagat Aged About 39 Years R/o. Harampara, P.S. Geedam, Dist. Dantewada (C.G.) 2 - Jogendra Prasad Bhagat S/o. Shyamlal Aged About 65 Years R/o. Harampara, P.S. Geedam, Dist. Dantewada (C.G.) 3 - Dinesh Prasad Bhagat S/o. Jogendra Prasad Bhagat Aged About 32 Years R/o. Harampara, P.S. Geedam, Dist. Dantewada (C.G.) 4 - Neha Bhagat D/o. Jogendra Prasad Bhagat Aged About 25 Years R/o. Harampara, P.S. Geedam, Dist. Dantewada (C.G.) ... Applicants versus 1 - State of Chhattisgarh Through - Police Station Geedam, Dist. Dantewada (C.G.) ... Respondent For Applicants : Mr. Priyank Rathi, Advocate For Respondent : Mr. Sakib Ahmad, Panel Lawyer Hon'ble Mr. Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Order on Board 16.06.2025 1. This anticipatory bail application under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 has been filed by the applicants, who are apprehending their arrest in connection with Crime No. 52/2025 registered at Police Station – Gidam District – Dantewada (C.G.) for the offence punishable under Sections 308(2), 308(6) and 351(1) of BNS. 2. The case of the prosecution against the present applicants is based 2 on an FIR lodged by the complainant, Abhilash Yash Singh, wherein it has been alleged that Applicant No. 1 threatened to falsely implicate his father, Anand Ji Singh, in a rape case and further threatened to circulate an obscene video of them. It is further alleged that by issuing such threats, Applicants extorted a substantial amount of money and is now demanding an additional sum of 2 ₹ crores under the threat of sending his father to jail. It has also been alleged that the applicants trapped his father in a so-called "honey trap." On the basis of the said complaint, the police have registered an FIR against the applicants. Apprehending Imminent arrest at the hands of the police, the applicants have filed the present anticipatory bail application before this Hon'ble Court. That, the applicant no. 1 is complainant in FIR bearing no. 51/2025 registered at PS Geedam against the father of the complainant in the present crime number and applicant nos. 2 to 4 are sister of the applicant no. 1 respectively. father, brother and sister of the applicant No.1 respectively. 3. It has been argued by the learned counsel for the applicants that the applicants are innocent and have been falsely implicated in this case. It is submitted by learned counsel for the applicant is that the present FIR is nothing but a counterblast to the earlier FIR lodged by Applicant No. 1, Reena Singh, bearing FIR No. 51/2025 registered at Police Station Geedam, District Dantewada (C.G.) against the complainant's father, Anand Ji Singh, for offences punishable under Sections 64(1) and 351(2) of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita, 2023. The present FIR has been filed with a vindictive motive to harass and pressurize the applicants, and thus, lacks bona fides. He further submits that the prosecution story is a product of malice and is 3 based on vague and unsubstantiated accusations. The sequence of events and timing of the complaint clearly establish the mala fide intention to falsely implicate the applicants. Therefore, he prays for grant of anticipatory bail to the applicant. 4. Learned counsel for the State would oppose the bail application of the applicants. 5. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case diary. 6. Considering the facts & circumstances of the case and looking to the fact that the present FIR is nothing but a counterblast to the earlier FIR lodged by applicants bearing FIR No. 51 of 2025 registered at Police Station-Geedam, District- Dantewada and there is no previous criminal antecedents of the applicants, without further commenting anything on merits, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the applicants. 7. Accordingly, the instant MCRCA is allowed and it is directed that in the event of arrest of the applicants – Reena Singh, Jogendra Prasad Bhagat, Dinesh Prasad Bhagat and Neha Bhagat on executing a personal bond and one surety in the like sum to the satisfaction of the arresting Officer, they shall be released on bail on the following conditions:- (a) they shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him from disclosing such fact to the Court. (b) they shall not act in any manner which will be prejudicial to fair and expeditious trial. (c) they shall appear before the trial Court on each and every date given to him by the said Court till disposal of the trial. 4 (d) The applicants and the surety shall submit a copy of his adhaar card along with a coloured postcard full size photo having printed the adhaar number on it, which shall be verified by the trial Court. (e) they shall not involve himself in any offence of similar nature in future. Sd/- sd/- (Ramesh Sinha) CHIEF JUSTICE vaishali