1 / 2 2025:CGHC:801 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 9032 of 2024 1 - Pradeep Manjhi S/o. Chetan Manjhi Aged About 24 Years R/o. Village - Diwanpur, P.S. - Patthalgaon, District Jashpur (C.G.) ... Applicant versus 1 - State of Chhattisgarh Through - Station House Officer, Police Station - Patthalgaon, District- Jashpur (C.G.) ... Respondent For Applicant : Mr. Jitendra Kumar Saxena, Advocate For State : Ms. Vaishali Mahilong, P.L. (Hon’ble Shri Justice Arvind Kumar Verma) Order on Board 06/01/2025 1. This is the first bail application filed under Section 483 of the Bhartiya Nyaya Shuraksha Sanhita for grant of regular bail to the applicant who has been arrested on 09/06/2023 in connection with Crime No. 133/2023, registered at Police Station Patthalgaon, District Jashpur (CG) for the offence punishable under Sections 294, 506, 353, 302 of the IPC. 2. As per the prosecution case on 03/05/2023 on account of some previous dispute, the applicant assaulted the deceased Ghutru Manjhi by way of bamboo stick and also abused and assaulted the wife of the deceased. ASHUTOSH MISHRA Digitally signed by ASHUTOSH MISHRA Date: 2025.01.07 13:08:29 +0530 2 / 2 Based on the report the FIR has been lodged against the applicant and the applicant has been arrested on 09/06/2023. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant would submit that there is no offence against the applicant and he has been falsely implicated he has not committed any offence as alleged against him. He would further submit that the applicant is in jail since 09/06/2023 and the trial may take some more time, therefore, the applicant may be released on bail. 4. Per contra, learned State counsel opposes the prayer for grant of bail. 5. I have learned counsel for the parties and perused the documents. Considering the fact that the wife of the deceased is the eye -witness in this case, to whom also the applicant assaulted and abused and she has narrated the incident, I am not inclined to release the applicant on bail. 6. Accordingly, the bail application is rejected. However, learned trial Court is directed to expedite the trial. SD/- (Arvind Kumar Verma) JUDGE ashu