1 2025:CGHC:54357 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 8746 of 2025 Suyan Quraishi S/o Mohd. Israil Quraishi Aged About 24 Years R/o Ekta Chowk, Near Gas Agency, Kawardha, P.S. City Kotwali, Kawardha, Tehsil Kawardha, Distt. Kabirdham, Chhattisgarh. ... Applicant versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through Station House O-cer, P.S. Civil Lines, District – Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. …. Non-applicant For Applicant : Mr. Mahesh Kumar Mishra, Advocate. For Non-applicant/State : Ms. Ankita Shukla, Panel Lawyer. Hon’ble Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Order on Board 07.11.2025 1. This is the First bail application led under Section 483 of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for grant of regular bail to the applicants arrested in connection with Crime No. 303/2024 registered at Police Station – Civil Lines, District – Bilaspur (C.G.) for the o;ence punishable under Sections 147, 148, 149, 294, 506 and 307 of IPC. 2. Case of the prosecution, in brief, is that Mohd. Mohsin Khan @ Chuha, Mohd. Asif, Sheik Rat @ Rinku @ Butiya, Idrish @ Ibbu, Abdul Mehtab and Mohd Soyan (applicant), who were transferred RAJSHEKHAR SONI Digitally signed by RAJSHEKHAR SONI 2 from District Jail Kabirdham and lodged in Central Jail, Bilaspur on 01.03.2024 in a pending case under Section 302, 201, and 34 of IPC under Crime No. 52/2024 of Police Station Kawardha before the Court of Special Ciourt NIA, Bilaspur at around 5:45 PM, under trial prisoner Altaf was attacked by Mohsin Khan @ Chuha, applicant and other co- accused near New Asthakone O-ce with intention of killing him, repeatedly hitting and assaulting Altaf Khan with a spoon made cutter/screwdriver and using obscene language, and when Altaf Khan entered the Naveen Asthakone o-ce shouting for help, the applicant and other accused pushed the circle gate and entered inside and when Rajesh Dawood tried to intervene, he was beaten up by all accused due to which Rajesh su;ered an injury near his right eye. All the accused including the applicant, showed sharp knives made from spoon and screwdriver to head guard Narayan Dhrew and guard Lukesh Bhoi who were on duty and threatened to kill them all if they intervened and created an atmosphere of fear in the jail. Hence, this application. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the applicants submits that the applicants are innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present case. It is further submitted that the applicant along with 6 other accused are said to have assaulted the inmates of jail, there was some quarrel between them on account of which the applicants along with co-accused have assaulted 4 injured persons with screwdriver and spoon. It is submitted that the applicant is in jail in a criminal case under Section 302 of IPC, in which he has been granted bail by the trial Court. So far as the status of the trial is concerned, out of 24 prosecution witnesses 8 have been examined before the trial Court out of which 5 are the Police personnel who have stated that they 3 have not seen the incident, and one of the injured have turned hostile. It is submitted that the applicants are in jail since 22.01.2025, and the conclusion of the trial shall take quite long time. Therefore, he prays for grant of bail. 4. On the other hand, learned State counsel, opposes the bail application and submits that the applicants were in jail in a criminal case under Section 302 of IPC, and some quarrel took place between the applicant and the injured persons, on account of which applicant along with other co-accused persons are said to have assaulted the 4 injured persons with spoon and screwdriver, 3 injured have sustained simple injuries but one injured has sustained grievous injuries, and the trial is under progress, and the incident is a serious one, and the applicant is also said to have caused injuries to the injured persons. As such, the bail application deserves to be rejected. 5. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case diary. 6. Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case and also considering the fact that the applicants were in jail in a criminal case under Section 302 of IPC, and some quarrel took place between the applicant and the injured persons, on account of which applicant along with other co-accused persons are said to have assaulted the 4 injured persons with spoon and screwdriver, 3 injured have sustained simple injuries but one injured has sustained grievous injuries, and the trial is under progress, and the incident is a serious one, and the applicant is also said to have caused injuries to the injured persons, therefore, this Court is of the opinion that it is not a t case to enlarge the applicants on regular bail. 4 7. Accordingly, this bail application of applicant – Su3yan Quraishi involved in Crime No. 303/2024 registered at Police Station – Civil Lines, District – Bilaspur (C.G.) for the o;ence punishable under Sections 147, 148, 149, 294, 506 and 307 of IPC, is rejected at this stage. 8. However, this Court hopes and trusts that the trial Court shall make earnest endeavour to conclude the trial expeditiously, preferably within a period of 04 months from the date of passing of this order, if there is no legal impediment. 9. O-ce is directed to send a certied copy of this order to the trial Court concerned for necessary information and compliance forthwith. Sd/- (Ramesh Sinha) Chief Justice Rajshekhar