1 2025:CGHC:54123 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 8836 of 2025 1 - Tarak Devnath S/o Haripad Devnath Aged About 44 Years R/o Village Bande Bazar, Ps Bande, Tahsil Pakhanjore, Distt. U.B. Kanker C.G ... Applicant(s) versus 1 - The State Of Chhattisgarh Through Police Station Bande, Distt. Uttar Baster Kanker C.G ... Non-applicant(s) For Applicant(s) : Mr. Parag Kotecha, Advocate. For Non-applicant(s) : Mr. Neeraj Sharma, Dy. Advocate General. Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal, J. Order on Board 06/11/2025 1. This is the third bail application of the applicant. The first bail application of the applicant has been rejected on merits vide order dated 28.06.2024 passed by this Court in MCRC No. 4048/2024. The second bail application of the applicant has been again dismissed vide order dated 25.06.2025 passed in MCRC No. 4863 of 2025. 2. The applicant who is arrested on 23.03.2024 in connection with Crime No. 16/2024, registered at Police Station Bande, District North Baster, Kanker for the offence punishable under Section 302, 420, 467, 468, 471, 120-B, and 201 of IPC claiming regular bail in the case. ALOK SHARMA Digitally signed by ALOK SHARMA Date: 2025.11.07 10:52:46 +0530 2 3. Learned counsel for the applicant would submit that the applicant is in jail since 23.02.2024, uptil 24.09.2025 only 17 witnesses have been examined and trial of the case is not in considerable progress. The main allegation is against the co-accused persons and the present applicant is only a LIC agent who is nowhere concerned with the family affairs of the other co-accused persons. The evidence of the witnesses are contradictory with respect to the role of the applicant in the offence in question and they have not fully supported with respect to the allegation against the present applicant. There is every possibility of delay in trial, therefore, he filed the present third bail application. 4. On the other hand, learned counsel for the State opposes and have submitted that the bail application of the applicant has been dismissed twice on merits after passing of the order dated 25.06.2025, 15 witnesses have been examined and the trial is at advance stage, therefore, the applicant is not entitled for bail. 5. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the material annexed with the bail application. 6. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the parties, considering the nature of allegation further considering that twice the bail application of the applicant has been dismissed on merits and there is already a direction for early disposal of the case. Thereafter, 15 witnesses have been examined, I am not inclined to admit this third bail application of the applicant. 7. Accordingly, the third bail application of the applicant is dismissed at the motion stage itself. Sd/- (Ravindra Kumar Agrawal) Judge Alok