1 2025:CGHC:58663 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRCA No. 1904 of 2025 Bhupendra Singh S/o Lakhan Singh Aged About 25 Years R/o Ward No. 1, Nehru Nagar, Podibhata, Akltara, P.S. And Tahsil- Akltara, District- Janjgir-Champa (C.G.). --- Applicant. versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Police Station- Masturi, District- Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. --- Respondent. For Applicant : Shri Sudhir Kumar Sahu, Advocate. For State/ Respondent : Shri Amit Verma, Panel Lawyer. Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Order on Board 03/12/2025 1. This first anticipatory bail application under Section 482 of Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 has been filed by the applicant, who is apprehending his arrest in connection with Crime No.203/2025, registered at Police Station –Masturi District – Bilaspur (C.G.) for the offence punishable under Sections 115(2), 296, 351 (2), 3 (5), 118 (2) of BNS. 2. The prosecution case in brief, is that, complainant made a AVINASH SHARMA Digitally signed by AVINASH SHARMA Date: 2025.12.04 17:54:16 +0530 2 complaint to the concerned police station alleging that on the date of incident i.e. 03.04.2025 as per direction of Pitambar Lodhi, accused persons went to the house of the complainant for taking amount of Pitambar Lodhi, and thereafter some dispute arose between the complainant and accused persons in the name of subject amount, when the complainant refused to give subject amount, then accused persons committed marpeet with the complainant by hand, fist and blade by using filthy language, as a result of which, complainant received injuries on his cheek. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant is innocent and falsely implicated in this case. Learned counsel submits that prosecution has cooked up a concocted story in order to implicate the present applicant based upon false and fabricated allegations without any sufficient reason. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that at the time of incident, there was some simple dispute between the parties with regard to subject amount and complainant received injuries of simple nature and not of grievous nature. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that name of the applicant was added on the basis of memorandum statement of the co-accused and he was accompanying the co-accused namely Purnanand who assaulted the injured with blade and co-accused Purnanand has already been enlarged on regular bail by this Court vide order dated 10.11.2025 passed in MCRC No.8939 of 2025. Hence, he prays for grant of anticipatory bail to the present applicant. 3 4. On the other hand, learned counsel for the State strongly opposes the bail application and submits total 29 stitches were present on the body of the injured. Therefore, applicant is not entitled to be granted anticipatory bail. 5. I have heard learned counsel appearing for the parties and perused material available on record. 6. Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case, submission of counsel for the parties, nature of allegation made against the present applicant and particularly the fact present applicant was accompanying the accused who inflicted injuries on the injured, who got 29 stitches in his body, this Court is of the view that it will be appropriate to reject the anticipatory bail of the present applicant. 7. Accordingly, the Anticipatory Bail application of applicant - Bhupendra Singh involved in Crime No.203/2025, registered at Police Station –Masturi District – Bilaspur (C.G.) for the offence punishable under Sections 115(2), 296, 351 (2), 3 (5), 118 (2) of BNS., is rejected. Sd/- ((Ramesh Sinha) Chief Justice Avinash