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2025:CGHC:44706
NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 6951 of 2025 Vishwaraj Jangde S/o Sukhchain Jangde, Aged About 21 Years R/o Village- Dhobnikala, Police Station Nawagarh, District Bemetara (C.G.)
... Applicant versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Station House Officer, Police Station- Nawagarh, District – Bemetara (C.G.)
…. Non-applicant For Applicant : Mr. Siddhant Tiwari, Advocate. For Non-applicant/State : Mr. Amit Verma, Panel Lawyer. Hon’ble Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice
Order on Board 02.09.2025
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. 125/2025 registered at Police Station – Nawagarh, District – Bemetara (C.G.) for the offence punishable under Sections 331(6), 109(1), 296 and 351(3) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS).
2. Case of the prosecution, in brief, is that complainant namely "Mahesh Patil" appeared at Police Station Navagarh and lodged a report that on 27.05.2025 he was sleeping in his house, at that time his maternal grandmother came to his house shouting that accused is beating his grand daughter with a sickle inside the house, on hearing which he RAJSHEKHAR SONI Digitally signed by RAJSHEKHAR SONI
2 woke up, and as soon as he reached grandmother's house he saw that, her mother and grandmother broke the door of the room so when she went inside the room and looked inside, the victim was lying who was soaked in blood and to she was bleeding due serious injuries, unconscious and accused was also sitting at the edge of the room, near whom a sickle was lying. Seeing the serious injury of his sister the complainant brought his sister along with his mother and grandmother in his Scorpio car to the Government Hospital Navagarh for treatment, where the doctor, seeing the serious condition of his sister, immediately referred her and admitted her to CIMS Hospital Bilaspur, where she is undergoing treatment, upon such report offence was registered bearing and upon the investigation the present applicant was arrested. Hence, this application.
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Learned counsel appearing for the applicants submits that the applicants are innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present case. It is further submitted that the applicant and the injured were having an affair and the when came to know that the injured was having some relation with another person, then the incident took place. It is submitted that the applicants are in jail since 28.05.2025, 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 the applicant is said to have assaulted the injured on her neck with knife, and though as per the first medical examination report there were 2 injuries i.e. incise wound have been found on her neck, but subsequently also the medical examination was done and she has undergone a surgery, whereas it is stated that
3 she has also received a lacerated wound on her person, and as per the MLC Report and the doctor’s opinion, the injuries are grievous in nature. 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 the applicant and the injured were having an affair and the when came to know that the injured was having some relation with another person, then the incident took place, furthermore, the applicant is said to have assaulted the injured on her neck with knife, and though as per the first medical examination report there were 2 injuries i.e. incise wound have been found on her neck, but subsequently also the medical examination was done and she has undergone a surgery, whereas it is stated that she has also received a lacerated wound on her person, and as per the MLC Report and the doctor’s opinion, the injuries are grievous in nature, 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 – Vishwaraj Jangde involved in Crime No. 125/2025 registered at Police Station – Nawagarh, District – Bemetara (C.G.) for the offence punishable under Sections 331(6), 109(1), 296 and 351(3) of the BNS, is rejected at this stage. 8.
Needless to say that the trial Court concerned is at liberty to proceed and conclude the trial expeditiously. 4
9. Office 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
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