1 2025:CGHC:30903 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 4765 of 2025 Arpit Agrawal S/o Ajay Agrawal Aged About 26 Years R/o Premnagar, Rajgamar, Chowki Rajgamar, P.S. Balco Nagar, District Korba, Chhattisgarh. ... Applicant versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through Chowki Rajgamar, Police Station Balco Nagar, District Korba, Chhattisgarh. ... Respondent For Applicant : Mr. Anshul Tiwari, Advocate For Respondent/State : Mr. Akhilesh Kumar, Govt. Advocate Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal Order On Board 07/07/2025 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. 202/2025, registered at Chowki Rajgamar, Police Station – Balco Nagar, District- Korba (C.G.) for offence punishable under Sections 103(1), 3 (5) of BNS. 2. The prosecution story, in short, is that on the date of incident, i.e., 14- 03-2025, during the festival of Holi, a dispute arose between the deceased Anil Yadav and applicant Arpit Agrawal at Rajgamar, which subsequently led to a physical assault upon Anil Yadav by Arpit SHUBHAM SINGH RAGHUVANSHI Digitally signed by SHUBHAM SINGH RAGHUVANSHI Date: 2025.07.08 11:41:54 +0530 2 Agrawal and his associates. Due to the said assault, Anil Yadav became unconscious, following which Arpit Agrawal and his associates carried him and left him near the roadside. Upon receiving information, the police patrolling vehicle reached the spot and Anil Yadav was taken to the hospital for treatment, where the attending doctor declared him dead. Based on the information obtained from the CCTV footage, an 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. It is further submitted that at the time of incident, the deceased had consumed alcohol. As per the query report and the postmortem report, the injuries caused to the deceased were simple in nature. He already suffering from a decease, due to which he died. He further submits that the applicant is in jail since 03.04.2025, trial is not commenced till date and it is likely to take 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 the applicant along with his associates assaulted the deceased due to which he died, therefore, looking to the act committed by the Applicant, at this stage, he 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 applicants, the nature of offence and the fact that the trial has not even commenced, 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. Sd/- (Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal) Judge Shubham