1 2025:CGHC:50406 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR CRA No. 1821 of 2025 1 - Chitrasan Sahu S/o Balram Sahu Aged About 34 Years R/o Village- Ramhepur-J, Police Station- Lormi, District- Mungeli (C.G.) 2 - Chintaram Sahu S/o Balram Sahu Aged About 36 Years R/o Village- Ramhepur-J, Police Station- Lormi, District- Mungeli (C.G.) 3 - Kamlesh Sahu S/o Balram Sahu Aged About 24 Years R/o Village- Ramhepur-J, Police Station- Lormi, District- Mungeli (C.G.) ... Appellant(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through- The Station House Officer, Police Of Police Station Lormi, District- Mungeli (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) (Cause title taken from Case Information System) For Appellant(s) : Ms. Gunja Tarang, Advocate For Respondent(s)/State : Ms. Laxmeen Kashyap, Panel Lawyer Hon’ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal Order on Board 09/10/2025 1. Pursuant to the order dated 08.09.2025, the complainant and his mother appeared through virtual mode from DLSA, Mungeli and raised objection in granting bail to the appellants. Their objection is taken on record. 2. This is an appeal under Section 14(A)(2) of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (in short, 'the VED PRAKASH DEWANGAN Digitally signed by VED PRAKASH DEWANGAN Date: 2025.10.09 19:14:08 +0530 2 SC/ST Act'), against the order dated 07.08.2025, passed by learned Special Justice, (SC/ST Act), Mungeli (C.G.), in Special Case No. 05 of 2025, whereby the regular bail application of the appellants has been dismissed. 3. The case of the prosecution is that, on 06.03.2024, a report has been lodged by the son of the deceased, namely Tulsi Tonde, alleging that on 05.03.2024, when the deceased party was working in their field, the dust of their agricultural field came inside the house of the accused persons and on that issue, they abused them and the accused person assaulted the deceased by lathi-danda and him also. By the assault made by the accused persons, the deceased received multiple injuries and ultimately died. Named report has been lodged by the complainant, Tulsi Tonde. On this, the FIR has been registered and after completion of investigation, the accused persons have been arrested and charge-sheet has been filed. 4. Learned counsel for the appellants would submit that the appellants are in jail since 06.03.2024 and till date, the trial of the case has not been concluded. There is every possibility of delay in conclusion of the trial, and therefore, they may be released on bail. 5. On the other hand, learned counsel for the State opposes and has submitted that the bail application of other two co-accused persons, Vinod Sahu and Balram Sahu has been dismissed as withdrawn by this Court vide order dated 18.11.2024, passed in Criminal Appeal No. 1237 of 2024. The case of the present appellants are similar to that of Vinod Sahu and Balram Sahu. The named report has been lodged by the injured witness, Tulsi. She would also submit that out of 21 3 witnesses, 20 witnesses have already been examined and the trial of the case is at the verge of its conclusion. Therefore, the applicants are not entitled for bail. 6. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record. 7. Considering the fact that the trial is at its verge of conclusion and further that the bail application of the co-accused, Vinod Sahu and Balram Sahu has already been dismissed vide order dated 18.11.2024, I am not inclined to release the appellants on bail. 8. Accordingly, the present appeal filed by the appellants is dismissed. Sd/- (Ravindra Kumar Agrawal) Judge ved