1 2025:CGHC:51519 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 8217 of 2025 1 - Ashok Kumar Pradhan S/o Loknath Pradhan Aged About 44 Years R/o Village Dumarpali, Police Station Chakradharnagar, District : Raigarh, Chhattisgarh 2 - Ajay Pradhan S/o Loknath Pradhan Aged About 42 Years R/o Village Dumarpali, Police Station Chakradharnagar, District : Raigarh, Chhattisgarh ... Applicants versus 1 - State of Chhattisgarh Through Police Station Chakradharnagar, District : Raigarh, Chhattisgarh ... Respondent (Cause-title taken from Case Information System) For Applicants : Mr. Sanjay Agrawal, Advocate. For State : Ms. Sunita Manikpuri, Deputy Govt. Advocate. Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal, J. Order on Board 15-10-2025 1. This is second bail application of the applicants filed before this Court. The applicants have been arrested on 23-12-2024 in connection with Crime No.574/2024 registered at P.S. Chakradharnagar, District Raigarh for offence under Section 103(1), 3(5) of BNS, 2023. Their first bail application was rejected on merits vide order dated 29-04-2025 passed in MCRC No.3006/2025. 2. Learned counsel for the applicants would submit that only evidence against the present applicants are memorandum statement of co-accused, however, the witnesses to the memorandum have been examined before the learned trial Court and they have turned hostile and not supported the prosecution’s Digitally signed by MOHAMMED AADIL KHAN Date: 2025.10.17 20:50:27 +0530 2 case. The applicants are in jail since 23-12-2024 and final adjudication of the case will take its own time. Therefore, the applicants may be released on bail. 3. On the other hand, learned counsel for the State, opposes and has submitted that the first bail application has already been rejected on merits, the trial of the case is already in progress and 6 witnesses have already been examined in the trial. Therefore, the applicants are not entitled for bail. 4. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the material annexed with the bail application. 5. Considering the submissions made by learned counsel for the parties, further considering that the first bail application of the applicants has been dismissed on merits vide order dated 29-04-2025, trial of the case is in progress and 6 witnesses have already been examined, I do not find any change in circumstances, therefore, I am not inclined to admit the present bail application filed by the applicants. Accordingly, this second bail application filed by the applicants is rejected. Sd/- (Ravindra Kumar Agrawal) Judge Aadil