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2025:CGHC:51579
NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 8319 of 2025 1 - Santosh Suryavanshi S/o Late Bhuwan Lal Suryavanshi Aged About 44 Years R/o Gokul Nagar Ghuru Ward No. 04 Police Station Sakri, District- Bilaspur, C.G.
... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Trhough Station House Officer (S.H.O.), Police Station - Sakri, Bilaspur, Tahsil And District- Bilaspur, C.G.
... Respondent(s) For Petitioner(s) : Ms. Gunjan Tiwari, Advocate For Respondent(s) : Mrs. Upasna Mehta, Dy. G.A.
Hon’ble Shri Justice Arvind Kumar Verma, Judge Order on Board 16/10/2025
1. The applicant has preferred this Second Bail Application under Section 483 of BNSS, 2023 for grant of regular bail, as he has been arrested in connection with Crime No. 233/2022, registered at Police Station- Sakri, District- Bilaspur (CG) for the offence
2 punishable under Section 302 and 34 of IPC and Sections 25 and 27 of the Arms Act. 2. First Bail Application bearing MCRC No. 824 of 2025 was rejected by this Court on 29.01.2025 on merits. 3. The prosecution story in brief, is that on 02.05.2022 at about 8:00 pm, when the complainant was in his home, his mother Meena Bai Yadav informed to him that applicant and his son named as Surendra @ Lalu Suryavanshi both are near Abhishek Kirana Store caused injury by means of knife to Santosh Yadav. The movement of heard, he run away and saw that Santosh Yadav was lying on the ground with blood. Applicant and his son Surendra @ Lalu Suryavanshi ran away during night time when they saw the complainant is coming. Santosh Yadav was having injury in front part of chest, back part of chest, head, etc. and bleeding was seen by the complainant. The complainant shouted and called cousin brother- Lalit Yadav and Rahul Yadav and both checked the deceased named as Santosh Yadav at that time the deceased was alive and immediately called 108, but before reaching 108 Ambulance service, they took the deceased Santosh Yadav to CIMS Bilaspur with the help of auto owned by Nagesh Kashyap. The doctor of the CIMS Bilaspur checked the deceased and declared him dead. 4. It was argued by the learned counsel for the applicant that the applicant has been falsely implicated in this case.
She further
3 contended that the chargesheet has been filed and the important witnesses cited by the prosecution has already been examined by the learned trial court. 5. On the other hand, learned State Counsel opposes the bail application and submits that all the evidences are against the applicant. 6. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case diary. 7. Considering the facts & circumstances of the case, nature & gravity of the offence, material available in the case dairy, this Court is of the opinion that it is not a fit case to enlarge the applicant on regular bail. Also, there is no substantial change in the circumstances of the case. Accordingly, the bail application of applicant- Santosh Suryavanshi involved in Crime No. 233/2022 under Section 302 and 34 of IPC and Sections 25 and 27 of Arms Act at Police Station- Sakri, District- Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, is rejected. 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 4 months in accordance with law, if there is no legal impediment. However, if the trial court fails to conclude the trial within the aforesaid period, the applicant may file bail application thereafter. 4
9. Office is directed to provide a certified copy of this order to the trial Court concerned for necessary information and compliance forthwith. Sd/-
(Arvind Kumar Verma)
JUDGE Madhurima