1 2025:CGHC:54259 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRCA No. 1707 of 2025 • Rishabh Soni S/o Shri Paras Soni Aged About 28 Years R/o Gobra Nawapara, Police Station- D.D. Nagar, Tahsil- Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) ... Applicant versus • State of Chhattisgarh Through - The Police Station D.D. Nagar, Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) ... Respondent (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Applicant : Mr. Gajanand Ratre, Advocate For Respondent/State : Mr. Amit Verma, Panel Lawyer Hon’ble Mr. Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Order on Board 06/11/2025 1. The applicant has preferred this application under Section 482 of Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, for grant of Anticipatory Bail, apprehending his arrest in connection with Crime No.439/2025 registered at Police Station – D.D. Nagar, District – Raipur (C.G.) for the offence punishable under Section 305(a) and 331(4) of the BNS. 2. Case of the prosecution, in brief, is that the complainant Lajwanti Sahu appeared at the police station and filed a complainant that on 20.09.2025 at about 8:30 p.m, she locked the main door and the VAISHALI LUCKY NAGARIA Digitally signed by VAISHALI LUCKY NAGARIA Date: 2025.11.10 16:45:04 +0530 2 main gate of her house and went with her children to the Isckon Temple in Tatibandh to celebrate her uncle birthday it was not locked when she returned on 21.09.2025 and saw that all the main household items were scattered the cupboard of the room was open when the locker of the Almira was checked, 03 pairs of gold earrings, 01 gold ring, 01 gold nose pin, 01 gold locket, 2 pairs silver anklets, 03 pairs of silver toe rings, 1 silver chain and cash were missing. Hence, these application. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the applicant submits that the applicant is innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present case. It is further submitted that the applicant is jwellery shop owner and he has been implicated in crime in question only on the basis of memorandum statement of other co-accused. He further submits that applicant has no previous criminal antecedent. Therefore, he prays for grant of anticipatory bail to the present applicant. 4. On the other hand, learned 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 facts and circumstances of the case, submissions made by learned counsel for the parties, nature of offence and allegation levelled against the present applicant, this Court is of the opinion that it is not a fit case to enlarge the applicant on bail. 7. Accordingly, this first bail application of applicant –Rishabh Soni, involved in Crime No.439/2025 registered at Police Station – D.D. 3 Nagar, District – Raipur (C.G.) for the offence punishable under Section 305(a) and 331(4) of the BNS, is rejected at this stage. 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 vaishali