1 2025:CGHC:53039 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 8022 of 2025 1 - Hrishit Singh S/o Vinit Singh Aged About 19 Years R/o Mission Compund, Madan Mohan Malviya Ward, Jagdalpur District Bastar Chhattisgarh ... Applicant(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Police Station Bodhghat District Bastar Chhattisgarh ... Respondent(s) For Applicant(s) : Shri Praveen Kumar Tulsyan, Advocate For Respondent(s) : Ms.Pragya Shrivastava, Dy.GA (Hon’ble Shri Justice Arvind Kumar Verma) Order on Board 30/10/2025 The applicant has filed this bail application under Section 483 of the Bhartiya Nagrrik Suraksha Sanhita for grant of regular bail as he is in custody in connection with Crime No. 245/2023 registered at police 2 station Bodhghat, District Bastar (CG) for the offence punishable under Sections 302 and 201 IPC. 2. Prosecution case in brief is that on 08.09.2023, at about 9.00 pm, the deceased was found lying dead on the backside of Nirmal School, in the bushes. It is alleged that the deceased was strangulated with shirt and was hit with a liquor bottle and hidden the dead body in the bushes for destroying the evidence. On the basis of suspicion, the applicant has been arrested. 3. Counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant has been falsely implicated in the case. He submits that the prosecution case is based upon circumstantial evidence and the only allegation is that both the applicant and the deceased were consuming liquor together before the incident. He further submits that out of 29 witnesses, 5 witnesses have been examined and they have not stated anything against the applicant. He submits that the applicant is in jail since 15.09.2023, the charge sheet has been filed and the trial is likely to take some time, he is ready and willing to comply with any of the conditions which may be imposed upon him and thus, it is submitted that the application be allowed and the applicant be released on bail. 4. Learned counsel for the respondent/State opposed the bail application and submits that the bike of the deceased was seized from the applicant from an open place. 5. Heard counsel for the parties and perused the record. 3 7. On due consideration of the rival submissions and the fact that the applicant is in jail since 15.09.2023, the charge sheet has been filed and that on the date of incident, they consumed liquor and looking to the fact that the final disposal of the trial is likely to take sufficiently long time, the present application deserves to be allowed. Accordingly, his bail application is allowed. 8. It is directed that in the event of applicant executing a personal bond for a sum of Rs. 10,000/- with one surety to the satisfaction of the concerned trial court, he shall be released on bail on the following conditions: i) He/she shall appear before the trial court regularly on each and every date, unless exempted from appearance. ii) He/she shall not make any attempt to tamper with the prosecution witnesses. Iii) the applicant is directed not to communicate/contact in any manner with the prosecutrix, her family members and the witnesses cited in the charge sheet any other person concerned or attempt to ask for any favour in the trial directly or indirectly. Sd/- (Arvind Kumar Verma) Judge SUGUNA DUBEY Digitally signed by SUGUNA DUBEY Date: 2025.11.01 16:20:08 +0530