Research › Search › Judgment

High Court of Chhattisgarh · body

2025 DAILYLAW 36973 (CHH)

MOHIT SOGORIYA v. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH

MCRCA/1163/2025 · 2025-07-30

body2025

Judgment text

Extracted from the PDF above. The PDF is authoritative.

1 2025:CGHC:37734 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRCA No. 1163 of 2025 Mohit Sogoriya S/o Khyaliram Sogoriya, Aged About 39 Years R/o I-6, Avinash Kaunti Naya Raipur, Atal Nagar, District Raipur C.G. ... Applicant versus State of Chhattisgarh Through The Station House Officer, Police Station Rakhi, District Raipur C.G. ... Non-Applicant For Applicant : Mr. Vijay Shankar Mishra, Advocate. For Non-Applicant/State : Ms. Soumya Sharma, Panel Lawyer. Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Order On Board 31.07.2025 1. The applicant has preferred this anticipatory bail application under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for grant of Anticipatory Bail, apprehending his arrest in connection with Crime No. 97/2025, registered at Police Station – Rakhi, District Raipur (C.G.) for alleged commission of offence punishable under Section 318 (4) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. 2. As per the prosecution's story, the complainant lodged a report stating that the present applicant had obtained an amount of Rs. 10,11,000/- from him for securing admission to an MBBS course for his daughter, but PREETI KUMARI Digitally signed by PREETI KUMARI Date: 2025.08.01 17:07:05 +0530 2 the admission was not provided by the applicant. Based on this complaint, the concerned police station registered an FIR against the applicant for the commission of an offence under Section 318(4) of the B.N.S. 3. The learned counsel for the applicant has argued that the applicant is innocent and has been falsely implicated in the case. He further submits that the applicant has neither obtaining any amount for providing admission of MBBS nor committed any aforesaid offence as alleged by the prosecution against him. He further submits that there is no criminal antecedents against the applicant. Hence, he prays for grant of anticipatory bail to the applicant. 4. On the other hand, learned State counsel opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail and submitted that the present applicant had obtained an amount of Rs. 10,11,000/- from the complainant for securing admission to an MBBS course for his daughter, but the admission was not provided by the applicant. Therefore, the present anticipatory bail application of the applicant is liable to be rejected. 5. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the material available on record. 6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, allegations levelled against the applicant the present applicant and the fact that the present applicant had obtained an amount of Rs. 10,11,000/- from the complainant for securing admission to an MBBS course for his daughter, but the admission was not provided by the applicant, hence, this Court is of the view that the applicant is not entitled to be granted anticipatory bail in this case. 3 7. Accordingly, the Anticipatory Bail application of the applicant – Mohit Sogoriya, filed under Section 482 of the BNSS, 2023 in connection with Crime No. 97/2025, registered at Police Station – Rakhi, District Raipur (C.G.) for alleged commission of offence punishable under Section 318 (4) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, is rejected. Sd/- (Ramesh Sinha) Chief Justice Preeti