1 2025:CGHC:2493 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 391 of 2025 Raju Sahu S/o Balgovind Sahu Aged About 27 Years R/o Purana Bazarpara, Surajpur, Police Station And District- Surajpur, C.G. ... Applicant versus State of Chhattisgarh Through Station House OfÏcer, Police Station- Surajpur, District – Surajpur (C.G.) …. Non-applicant For Applicant : Mr. Sajal Kumar Gupta, Advocate. For Non-applicant/State : Mr. Bharat Gulbani, Panel Lawyer. Hon’ble Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Order on Board 15.01.2025 1. This is the First bail application filed under Section 483 of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for grant of regular bail to the applicants arrested in connection with Crime No. 574/2024 registered at Police Station – Surajpur, District – Surajpur (C.G.) for the offence punishable under Sections 221, 132, 109(1) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS). 2. Case of the prosecution, in brief, is that Head Constable No. 165 Uday Singh, of the Police Station Surajpur, was present in the Police Station on duty on 13.10.2024, he received information from the RAJSHEKHAR SONI Digitally signed by RAJSHEKHAR SONI 2 informer that Kuldeep Sahu was sitting in his Swift Desire Car bearing No. CG-29-AD-5666 in front of the old CSP ofÏce, then he and Head Constable 286 Mohd. Talib Sheikh both went together to verify, on seeing them, with the intention of killing them, accused Kuldeep Sahu in his car the main accused tried to drive over them by speeding, both of them jumped and saved their lives, then again the accused Kuldeep Sahu tried to drive over both of them by turning his car, at the time of the incident, main accused Kuldeep along with co-accused Phool Singh alias Rinku Singh, Chandrakant Chaudhary alias CK Chaudhary, Aryan Vishwakarma alias Goldie, Ashok Sahu and applicant Raju Sahu were sitting in the car. Hence, this application. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the applicants submits that the applicants are innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present case. It is submitted that the applicants are in jail since 17.10.2024, and the conclusion of the trial shall take quite long time. Therefore, he prays for grant of bail. 4. On the other hand, learned State counsel, opposes the bail application and submits that Head Constable No. 165 Uday Singh, of the Police Station Surajpur, was present in the Police Station on duty on 13.10.2024, he received information from the informer that Kuldeep Sahu was sitting in his Swift Desire Car bearing No. CG-29- AD-5666 in front of the old CSP ofÏce, then he and Head Constable 286 Mohd. Talib Sheikh both went together to verify, on seeing them, with the intention of killing them, accused Kuldeep Sahu in his car the main accused tried to drive over them by speeding, both of them jumped and saved their lives, then again the accused Kuldeep Sahu tried to drive over both of them by turning his car, at the time of the 3 incident, main accused Kuldeep along with co-accused Phool Singh alias Rinku Singh, Chandrakant Chaudhary alias CK Chaudhary, Aryan Vishwakarma alias Goldie, Ashok Sahu and applicant Raju Sahu were sitting in the car. As such, the bail application deserves to be rejected. 5. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case diary. 6. Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case and also considering the fact that Head Constable No. 165 Uday Singh, of the Police Station Surajpur, was present in the Police Station on duty on 13.10.2024, he received information from the informer that Kuldeep Sahu was sitting in his Swift Desire Car bearing No. CG-29- AD-5666 in front of the old CSP ofÏce, then he and Head Constable 286 Mohd. Talib Sheikh both went together to verify, on seeing them, with the intention of killing them, accused Kuldeep Sahu in his car the main accused tried to drive over them by speeding, both of them jumped and saved their lives, then again the accused Kuldeep Sahu tried to drive over both of them by turning his car, at the time of the incident, main accused Kuldeep along with co-accused Phool Singh alias Rinku Singh, Chandrakant Chaudhary alias CK Chaudhary, Aryan Vishwakarma alias Goldie, Ashok Sahu and applicant Raju Sahu were sitting in the car, therefore, this Court is of the opinion that it is not a fit case to enlarge the applicants on regular bail. 7. Accordingly, this bail application of applicant – Raju Sahu involved in Crime No. 574/2024 registered at Police Station – Surajpur, District – Surajpur (C.G.) for the offence punishable under Sections 221, 132, 109(1) and 3(5) of the BNS, is rejected at this stage. 4 8. Needless to say that the trial Court concerned is at liberty to proceed and conclude the trial expeditiously. 9. OfÏce is directed to send a certified copy of this order to the trial Court concerned for necessary information and compliance forthwith. Sd/- (Ramesh Sinha) Chief Justice Rajshekhar