1 2025:CGHC:46380 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRCA No. 1385 of 2025 • Lokesh Singh S/o Vijay Singh, Aged About 45 Years R/o Bajrang Mohalla, Gram Pousara, Police Station Koni, District Bilaspur (C.G.) ... Applicant versus • State of Chhattisgarh Through The Station House Officer, Police Of Police Station Koni, District Bilaspur (C.G.) ... Respondent (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Applicant : Mr. Devesh Chandra Verma, Advocate For Respondent/State : Mr. Malay Jain, Panel Lawyer Hon’ble Mr. Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Order on Board 10/09/2025 1. This first anticipatory bail application under Section 482 of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 has been filed by the applicant, who is apprehending his arrest in connection with Crime No.288/2025 registered at Police Station-Koni District-Bilaspur (C.G.) for the offences punishable under Sections – 296, 115(2), 351(2), 109 of BNS. 2. As per the case of the prosecution, the complainant Sandeep Sharma lodged a report before the Police Station Koni stating therein that on the date of incident on 26.06.2025 at 8:00 AM, while he ws returning through his motorcycle to home after having breakfast, this applicant VAISHALI LUCKY NAGARIA Digitally signed by VAISHALI LUCKY NAGARIA Date: 2025.09.12 10:47:11 +0530 2 met him near Bazarpara and has started abusing by using filthy languages due to enmity and has caused injury over his head by a stick, as a result bleeding was started and he fell down. It is alleged that this applicant has also caused injury to him through stick on his back side, as a result he also received injury in his right leg. His brother Amit Kumar Sharma and Ritesh Sharma try to intervene but this applicant also caused injury to them through stick and also abuse by using filthy languages, as a result Amit Sharma has received on his right side of head and injury on left thumb also. Similarly, Ritesh Sharma has also received injury on his left hand and it was bleeded. On the basis of said complaint, FIR has been registered against the applicant. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant submit that the applicant is innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present case. It is argued by learned counsel for the applicant is that the allegation levelled against the present applicant that he assaulted three injured persons by wooden stick (Lathi), as a result they sustained injuries. Further, investigation and trial are likely to take some time, therefore, he submits that the present applicant is entitled to be released on anticipatory bail. 4. On the other hand, learned State counsel opposes the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail and submits that on the date of incident, there was some quarrel took place between the applicant and injured persons, applicant assaulted them by stick (Lathi), as a result injuries sustained by the injured are grievous in nature, therefore, he is not entitled for grant of anticipatory bail. 5. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case diary. 3 6. Considering the facts & circumstances of the case, gravity of offence, submissions made by learned counsel for the parties and also considering the fact that injuries sustained by the injured persons are grievous in nature and investigation and trial are likely to take time, without commenting anything on merits, this Court is of the view that the applicant is entitled to be released on bail in this case. 7. Accordingly, the anticipatory bail application of the applicant– Lokesh Singh filed under Section 482 of Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 involved in Crime No.288/2025 registered at Police Station-Koni District-Bilaspur (C.G.) for the offences punishable under Sections – 296, 115(2), 351(2), 109 of BNS 2023, is rejected. 8. Office is directed to provide a certified copy of this order to the trial Court concerned for necessary information and compliance forthwith. Sd/- (Ramesh Sinha) Chief Justice vaishali