1 2025:CGHC:55430 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 8160 of 2025 Purushottam Kurre S/o Tejuram Kurre Aged About 38 Years Resident Of Sohogpur, Chowky- Beladula Police Station Sarsinva District - Sarangarh- Bilaigarh Chhattisgarh ... Applicant versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer Police Station- Hasaud, District - Shakti (Chhattisgarh) ...Non-applicant For Applicant : Mr. Anchal Kumar Mathre, Advocate. For Non-applicant/State : Mr. Malay Jain, Panel Lawyer. Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Order on Board 13.11.2025 1. This is the first bail application filed under Section 483 of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for grant of regular bail to the applicant who has been arrested in connection with Crime No. 162/2025 registered at Police Station Hasaud, District - Shakti (C.G.), for the offences punishable under Sections 4,6,10 & 11 of the Chhattisgarh Prevention of Agricultural Animal Act 2004 and Section 11 of BNS. VAIBHAV SINGH Digitally signed by VAIBHAV SINGH Date: 2025.11.14 11:31:52 +0530 2 2. The prosecution's case, in brief, is that, On 07.09.2025, upon receiving information from an informant, the police of Police Station Hasaud checked the container of vehicle number MH 20 EL 1455, which was suspected to be carrying cattle for illegal slaughter. Upon further checking of the vehicle, the police recovered 41 cattle worth 26,15,000. Based on the above facts, FIR No. 162/2025 was registered against the accused and the applicant at Police Station Hasaud, District Shakti, Chhattisgarh, under sections 4, 6, 10, and 11 of the Chhattisgarh Agricultural Animals Prohibition Act, 2004, and section 111 of the BNS. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the present applicant is innocent persons and has been falsely implicated in the aforesaid case. He also submits that the present applicant having no nexus with the incident narrated by the prosecution. There is no direct or conclusive evidence linking the applicant to the alleged planning or transportation involved in the purported illegal slaughter; the prosecution’s case rests merely on circumstantial connections without any physical seizure or reliable identification. The applicant submits that he had visited the village Hasaud solely to attend to personal matters, during which the driver of a vehicle associated with the other accused persons sought directions to the locality of Birra. At that time, the applicant was called to Hasaud Police Station for the purpose of recording his statement, where he was wrongfully implicated in the present case, allegedly due to his refusal to comply with an extortionate demand for monetary gratification by certain authorities. No incriminating material or article has been seized from the applicant’s possession, and there is no prima facie evidence or motive 3 suggesting his involvement in the commission of the alleged offence. The applicant has been in judicial custody since 07.09.2025, therefore, he prays for grant of regular bail to the present applicant. 4. On the other hand learned State counsel opposes the bail application of the present applicant and submits that the charge-sheet has been filed in the present case. 5. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case diary. 6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the nature and gravity of the offence levelled against the present applicant, and also taking into account that the applicant has no criminal antecedent, that the charge-sheet has been filed before the competent Court, and the applicant has been in judicial custody since 07.09.2025, and conclusion of the trial may take some more time, this Court is of the considered opinion that the applicant is entitled to be released on bail in the present case. 7. 7. Let the Applicant – Purushottam Kurre, involved in Crime No. 162/2025 registered at Police Station Hasaud, District - Shakti (C.G.), for the offences punishable under Sections 4,6,10 & 11 of the Chhattisgarh Prevention of Agricultural Animal Act 2004 and Section 11 of BNS., be released on bail on his furnishing personal bond with two local sureties in the like sum to the satisfaction of the Court concerned with the following conditions:- (i) The applicant shall file an undertaking to the effect that he shall not seek any adjournment on the dates fixed for evidence when the witnesses are present in court. In case of default of this condition, it shall be open for the trial court to treat it as abuse of liberty of 4 bail and pass orders in accordance with law. (ii) The applicant shall remain present before the trial court on each date fixed, either personally or through his counsel. In case of his absence, without sufficient cause, the trial court may proceed against his under Section 269 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. (iii) In case, the applicant misuses the liberty of bail during trial and in order to secure his presence, proclamation under Section 84 of BNSS. is issued and the applicant fails to appear before the court on the date fixed in such proclamation, then, the trial court shall initiate proceedings against him, in accordance with law, under Section 209 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. (iv) The applicant shall remain present, in person, before the trial court on the dates fixed for (i) opening of the case, (ii) framing of charge and (iii) recording of statement under Section 351 of BNSS. If in the opinion of the trial court absence of the applicant is deliberate or without sufficient cause, then it shall be open for the trial court to treat such default as abuse of liberty of bail and proceed against him in accordance with law. 8. Office is directed to send a certified copy of this order to the trial Court concerned for necessary information and compliance forthwith. Sd/- (Ramesh Sinha) Chief Justice Vaibhav