1 2025:CGHC:49240 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRCA No. 1500 of 2025 • Ramesh Kujur S/o Timothius Kujur Aged About 27 Years R/o Village Jmq Behind Railway Line Slum, Nagar Panchayat Vishrampur, P.S. Vishrampur, Tehsil And District- Surajpur (C.G.) ... Applicant versus • State Of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer, Police Station Vishrampur, District- Surajpur (C.G.) ... Respondent (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Applicant : Mr. Shakti Raj Sinha, Advocate For Respondent/State : Ms. Monika Thakur, Panel Lawyer Hon’ble Mr. Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Order on Board 25/09/2025 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.63/2025 registered at Police Station – Vishrampur, District- Surajpur (C.G.) for the offences punishable under Sections – 296, 115(2), 351(3), 109(1), 117(3), 3(5) of BNS, 2023. 2. As per the case of the prosecution, on 13.03.2025, a complaint was submitted by the complainant in police station Vishrampur that on 02.03.2025 at about 10:30 p.m. he had gone to buy groceries from the grocery shop in the locality with his friend Deepak, when VAISHALI LUCKY NAGARIA Digitally signed by VAISHALI LUCKY NAGARIA Date: 2025.09.26 17:16:03 +0530 2 suddenly Mukul Pandey and applicant came on a Splendor motorcycle and under the influence of alcohol, abusing obscenely and threatening to kill him, they ran over him with the motorcycle, due to which he fell down, then again they ran over him with the motorcycle. On his friend Deepak shouting bot the motorcycle riders fled. On the above complaint offence has been registered against the present applicant and co-accused. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant submits 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 present applicant has no criminal antecedent. Further, co-accused namely Mukul Pandey has already been granted anticipatory bail by this Court in MCRCA No.815 of 2025 vide order dated 27.06.2025 and investigation and trial are likely to take 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. 5. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case diary. 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 are simple in nature and co-accused namely Mukul Pandey has already been granted anticipatory bail by this Court in MCRCA No.815 of 2025 vide order dated 27.06.2025, the conclusion of the trial is likely to take some time, without commenting anything on merits, this Court 3 is of the view that the applicant is entitled to be released on bail in this case. 7. Accordingly, the instant MCRCA is allowed and it is directed that in the event of arrest of the applicant – Ramesh Kujur, on executing a personal bond and one surety in the like sum to the satisfaction of the arresting Officer, he shall be released on bail on the following conditions:- (a) he shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him from disclosing such fact to the Court. (b) he shall not act in any manner which will be prejudicial to fair and expeditious trial. (c) he shall appear before the trial Court on each and every date given to him by the said Court till disposal of the trial. (d) The applicant and the surety shall submit a copy of his adhaar card along with a coloured postcard full size photo having printed the adhaar number on it, which shall be verified by the trial Court. (e) he shall not involve himself in any offence of similar nature in future. Sd/- (Ramesh Sinha) Chief Justice vaishali