1 2025:CGHC:30593 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 5052 of 2025 Monu @ Manish Verma S/o Budhram Verma Aged About 19 Years R/o Village Alda, P.S. Tilda-Nevra, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh. ... Applicant(s) versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer, Police Station Tilda-Nevra, Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh. ..Non-applicant(s) For Applicant : Mr. C.R. Sahu, Advocate. For Non-applicant/State : Mr. Bharat Gulbani, Panel Lawyer. Hon'ble Mr. Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Order on Board 04/07/2025 1. This is the first bail application filed under Section 483 of BNSS for grant of regular bail to the applicant who has been arrested in connection with Crime No. 77/2025 registered at Police Station Tilda-Nevra, Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) for the offence punishable under Sections 296, 118(1), 118(2), 351(2) of B.N.S and Section 25 and 27 of Arms Act. 2. As per the case of the prosecution, the complainant lodged a report at the concerned police station alleging that on the date of the incident, a dispute arose between the injured person and the KUNAL DEWANGAN Digitally signed by KUNAL DEWANGAN 2 present applicant. Following the said altercation, the applicant allegedly assaulted the injured person, by threatening and using filthy language. As a consequence of the said assault, the injured person sustained simple injuries. On the basis of the said complaint, the police registered an FIR against the applicant for offences punishable under Sections 296, 118(1), 118(2), and 351(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS), as well as under Sections 25 and 27 of the Arms Act. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant has been falsely implicated in the present case. He further submits that the applicant is friend of the injured person and he has neither been assaulted upon the injured person nor committed any offence as alleged by the prosecution against him. The injured person was received injury which is committed by main accused not committed by the present applicant. He further submits that only on the basis of memorandum statement, the applicant has involved as accused in connection of crime based upon the false and baseless allegation and in the present case charge-sheet has been filed before the competent Court and the applicant is in jail since 26.02.2025 and further there is no previous criminal antecedent of the applicant and the trial is likely to take some time for its conclusion. Therefore, he prays for grant of bail to the applicant. 4. On the other hand, learned State counsel appearing for the respondent/State opposes the bail application and submits that the the present applicant, who allegedly assaulted the injured-Rahul yadav with a knife in marriage procession, resulting that the victim 3 sustained grievous injuries on upper abdomen and as per the opinion of the doctor, the injuries was found to be a grievous in nature and is dangerous to his life and in the present case, charge- sheet has filed before the competent Court. Hence, the present applicant is not entitled for grant of bail. 5. I have heard learned counsel appearing for the parties and perused the case diary. 6. Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case, nature and gravity of offence and the fact that the the present applicant, who allegedly assaulted the injured-Rahul Yadav with a knife in marriage procession, resulting that the victim sustained grievous injuries on upper abdomen and as per the opinion of the doctor, the injuries were found to be grievous in nature and is dangerous to his life, hence this Court does not find it a fit case to release the applicant on bail. 7. Accordingly the bail application of the applicant- Monu @ Manish Verma, involved in Crime No. 77/2025 registered at Police Station Tilda-Nevra, Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) for the offence punishable under Sections 296, 118(1), 118(2), 351(2) of B.N.S and Section 25 and 27 of Arms Act., is rejected. 8. Needless to say that the trial Court concerned is at liberty to proceed and conclude the trial expeditiously. 9. Office is directed to send a certified copy of this order to the trial Court concerned for necessary information. Sd/- (Ramesh Sinha) Chief Justice Kunal