1 2025:CGHC:43684 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 5045 of 2025 Jitendra Vishwakarma S/o Fulchand Vishwakarma Aged About 29 Years R/o Sonpurwa, P.S. Ranka, District Gadwa (Jharkhand) ... Applicant versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through Police Station Balrampur, District Balrampur-Ramanujganj (Chhattisgarh) ... Respondent For Applicant : Shri Navneet Kumar Yadav, Advocate. For Respondent/State : Smt. Smriti Shrivastava, PL. Hon'ble Mr. Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Order on Board 28/08/2025 1. This is the first bail application filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNSS’) for grant of regular bail to the applicant who has been arrested in connection with Crime No.51/2025 registered at Police Station Balrampur, District Balrampur-Ramanujganj (C.G.) for the offence GOURI MUDALIAR Digitally signed by GOURI MUDALIAR Date: 2025.08.29 17:02:42 +0530 2 punishable under Sections 4,6,10 of the Chhattisgarh Krishak Pashu Parirakshan Adhiniyam 2004 and Section 11 (01) D of Pashu Krurata Adhiniyam 1960. 2. Case of the prosecution, in brief, is that information received from informer during night patrolling between 3.5.2025 and 4.5.2025 midnight that bovine animals were being taken from Pratappur in Surguja District to Jharkhand, applicant were carrying the 6 cattle for slaughter to Jharkhand, thereafter registered a case as a crime no. 51/2025 for offence punishable under section 4,6,10 of the Chhattisgarh Krishak Pashu Parirakshan Adhiniyam 2004 and Sec 11 (01) D of Pashu Krurata Adhiniyam 1960 against the applicant and other Co- accused persons. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant is innocent and he has been falsely implicated in this case and there is no evidence against the applicant. He would submit that the applicant is a villager and he is not the owner of the cattle. He would submit that the charge sheet has been filed in this case, applicant is in jail since 03/06/2025 and conclusion of trial will take some time, therefore, he prays for grant of bail to the applicant. 4. On the other hand, learned State Counsel opposes the bail application and she would submit that charge sheet has been filed in this case before the competent court. She would further submit that the applicant has three criminal antecedents including the present case. 3 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 of allegation levelled against the applicant, period of detention of the applicant since 03/06/2025, charge sheet has been filed and also considering the fact that trial is likely to take some time for its conclusion, this Court is of the view that the applicant is entitled to be released on bail in this case. 7. Accordingly, the bail application is allowed and it is directed that the Applicant- Jitendra Vishwakarma, involved in Crime No.51/2025 registered at Police Station Balrampur, District Balrampur-Ramanujganj (C.G.) for the offence punishable under Sections 4,6,10 of the Chhattisgarh Krishak Pashu Parirakshan Adhiniyam 2004 and Section 11 (01) D of Pashu Krurata Adhiniyam 1960, be released on bail on his furnishing a personal bond with two sureties in the like sum to the satisfaction of the Court concerned with the following conditions:- (i) The applicant shall file an undertaking to the effect that he shall not seek any adjournment on the dates fixed for evidence when the witnesses are present in court. In case of default of this condition, it shall be open for the trial court to treat it as abuse of liberty of bail and pass orders in accordance with law. (ii) The applicant shall remain present before the trial court on each date fixed, either personally or through his counsel. 4 In case of his absence, without sufficient cause, the trial court may proceed against him under Section 269 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. (iii) In case, the applicant misuses the liberty of bail during trial and in order to secure his presence, proclamation under Section 84 of BNSS. is issued and the applicant fails to appear before the court on the date fixed in such proclamation, then, the trial court shall initiate proceedings against him, in accordance with law, under Section 209 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. (iv) The applicant shall remain present, in person, before the trial court on the dates fixed for (i) opening of the case, (ii) framing of charge and (iii) recording of statement under Section 351 of BNSS. If in the opinion of the trial court absence of the applicant is deliberate or without sufficient cause, then it shall be open for the trial court to treat such default as abuse of liberty of bail and proceed against him in accordance with law. 8. Office is directed to send a certified copy of this order to the trial Court for necessary information and compliance. Sd/- (Ramesh Sinha) CHIEF JUSTICE gouri