1 2025:CGHC:2106 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRCA No. 1508 of 2024 1 - Rajesh Sahu S/o Rameshwar Sahu Aged About 36 Years R/o H.No. 36, Ward No. 02, Bhatagaon, Tahsil And District Rajnandgaon Chhattisgarh ... Appellant versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer Somani, District Rajnandgaon Chhattisgarh ... Respondent For Appellant : Mr. T. K. Jha along with Mr. Uttam Chelak, Advocate For State : Mr. Kishan Lal Sahu, Dy. GA Hon’ble Shri Justice Sachin Singh Rajput Order on Board 13/01/2025 This is the first application under Section 482 of Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) 2023 filed by the accused/applicant for grant of anticipatory bail in connection with Crime No.250/2022 registered at Police Station Somani, District Rajnandgaon, C.G. for the offence punishable under Sections 419, 420, 467, 468, 471 and 120-B R/w Section 34 of the IPC. 2. The prosecution case in nutshell is that complainant Purnima Sinha, has lodged a written complaint alleging that in her name at Village – Tedesara, certain land exist and by impersonating another lady at her place, her land was sold to various persons namely Jyoti Thakur, Hemraj Dongre, Gyanu Dubey, Pushpendra Kapoor and others. On such allegations, the aforesaid offences have been registered against the present applicant and other ten persons. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant is an innocent and he has 2 been falsely implicated in the present case. He further submits that there is no legally admissible evidence against the applicant. There is no wrongful gain in favour of the applicant and the allegation against the applicant is identical to other co-accused persons made with the aid of Section 120-B of IPC and many of the co-accused have been enlarged on anticipatory bail, therefore, his bail application may also be allowed. 4. State counsel opposes the bail application. 5. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case diary. 6. Taking into consideration the aforesaid submissions and that other co-accused with similar allegations have already been granted bail by this Court, this Court is of the opinion that it a fit case for grant of anticipatory bail to the applicant. 7. Accordingly, the application is allowed and it is directed that in the event of arrest of the applicant, on furnishing him a personal bond in the sum of Rs.50,000/- with one surety for the like sum to the satisfaction of the concerned Court, he shall be released on bail on the following conditions:- (a) He shall make himself available for interrogation by a police officer as and when required, (b) 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 or to any police officer, (c) He shall not act in any manner which will be prejudicial to fair and expeditious trial, (d) He shall appear before the trial Court on each and every date given to him by the said Court till disposal of the trial, (e) He shall not involve himself in any offence of similar nature in future. Sd/- (Sachin Singh Rajput) JUDGE Pawan