1 2025:CGHC:34551 HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 5134 of 2025 Lakshman Singh Sidar S/o Late Madanlal Raj Aged About 31 Years R/o Sankar, Police Station- Akaltara, District Janjgir-Champa (C.G.) (Details not mentioned completely in Order Sheet) (District Korba wrongly mentioned in Order Sheet) --- Applicant versus State of Chhattisgarh through the Station House Officer, P.S.- Akaltara, District Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh. --- Respondent For the applicant : Mr. Shivank Mishra, Advocate For Respondent(s) : Mr. Vivek Mishra, Panel Lawyer (Hon’ble Shri Justice Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal) Order on Board 21.07.2025 1. This is first bail application filed under Section 483 of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for grant of regular bail to the applicant in Crime No. 600/2024 registered at Police Station Akaltara, District Janjgir Champa (CG) for the offences under Sections 103(1), 103(2), 332(A), 3(V) of BNS 2023. 2. As per the prosecution case, deceased Suraj Patel in an intoxicated condition threw his two-year old daughter on the ground and also abused his mother. When the applicant and other accused asked the deceased to stop abusing and beating his own daughter, A ANNAJEE RAO Digitally signed by A ANNAJEE RAO Date: 2025.07.21 17:15:01 +0530 2 the deceased started abusing them, on which, the applicant and other accused assaulted deceased with hands & firsts, slippers and sticks due to which the deceased died. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the eye-witness Priyanka Patel has been examined and she has turned hostile to the prosecution. He further submits that neither any memorandum of the present applicant was recorded nor any seizure was made from him and only on the memorandum statements of other accused, he has been roped in the Crime. He further submits that applicant is in jail since 10.12.2024; there are no criminal antecedents against him; till date out of total 27 witnesses, only 8 have been examined and there is no immediate possibility of disposal the case, therefore, the applicant may be enlarged on bail. 4. Per contra, learned State Counsel opposes the bail application. 5. Having considered the submissions made by learned counsel for the parties and the fact that neither the memorandum statement of the applicant was recorded nor any recovery was made from him and further the eye-witness has not supported the case of prosecution and the trial is likely to take time, I am inclined to release the applicant on regular bail at this stage. 6. Accordingly, the bail application is allowed and the applicant is directed to be released on bail on his furnishing a personal bond in sum of Rs.25,000/- with one surety in the like sum to the satisfaction of the trial Court for his appearance before the said Court as and when directed. Cc as per rules. Sd/- (Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal) Judge Rao