1 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 6739 of 2025 1 - Ajay Kumar Behra S/o Ratan Prasad Behra Aged About 34 Years R/o Bansajhar, P.S. Chhal District Raigarh C.G. ... Applicant(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Thana In-Charge, P.S. Chakradhar Nagar (Wrongly Mention Bhupdevpur In Order), District Raigarh C.G. ... Respondent(s) For Applicant(s) : Mr. Rajendra Tripathi, Advocate For Respondent(s) : Ms. Sunita Manikpuri, Dy. Govt. Advocate S.B.: Hon'ble Shri Ravindra Kumar Agrawal, Judge Order On Board 17/09/2025 1. The case of the prosecution is that on 26.07.2023, an FIR has been registered at Police Station- Chakradhar Nagar, against the unknown person with respect to the murder of the deceased Shadhni Bai Chouhan whose dead body has been seized in her house. On the post mortem, the cause of death is opined as strangulation. During the investigation, the applicant was arrested and based on his memorandum statement certain SAGRIKA AGRAWAL Digitally signed by SAGRIKA AGRAWAL Date: 2025.09.18 10:16:53 +0530 2 golden and silver ornaments have been seized from the possession of the present applicant, which were identified by the witnesses that the same belongs to the deceased. After completion of investigation, charge-sheet has been filed. 2. Learned counsel for the applicant would submit that there is no admissible evidence against the applicant in the case that he committed murder of the deceased. There is no eye witness to the incident and except the memorandum and alleged seizure, no other incriminating evidence available in the charge-sheet. The memorandum and seizure witnesses are not supported the prosecution case. The trial of the case will take its own time and till date only 15 witnesses have been examined. The applicant is in jail since 01.04.2024 and therefore, he may be enlarged on bail. 3. On the other hand, learned counsel appearing for the State opposes and submitted that on the basis of the memorandum statement, ornaments of the deceased have been seized from the applicant which has been identified by the witnesses. The applicant who is working in the company, was absconding after the incident without informing to anyone, which shows his conduct. She would further submit that out of total 25 witnesses, 15 witnesses have already been examined and the trial is at his advance stage, some of the witnesses including the seizure and memorandum witnesses have supported the prosecution’s case which are to be considered by the learned trial Court at the time of final adjudication of the case, therefore, there are prima facie sufficient evidence available against the applicant and his bail application is liable to be rejected. 3 4. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the material annexed with the application. 5. Considering the submission made by learned counsel for the parties, considering the nature of allegation and the material collected during the investigation, gravity of the evidence as well as the fact that the ornaments of the deceased have been seized from the possession of the present applicant and he was working with the company and immediately after the incident, he fled away without informing to anyone and further that out of total 25 witnesses, 15 witnesses have already been examined and the trial is at its advance stage, I am not inclined to release the applicant on bail. 6. Accordingly, the present bail application filed by the applicant Ajay Kumar Behra is rejected. Sd/- (Ravindra Kumar Agrawal) Judge Sagrika