1 2025:CGHC:4905 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRCA No. 128 of 2025 1 - Aakash Baghel S/o Shri Kanwal Singh Baghel Aged About 20 Years R/o Ward No. 12, Dhaudai, Police Station- Dhaudai, District- Narayanpur (C.G.) ... Applicant Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through S.H.O., Police Station- Dhaudai, District- Narayanpur (C.G.) ... Non-Applicant For Applicant : Mr. Vaibhav A. Goverdhan, Advocate For Non-Applicant : Mr. Santosh Soni, Government Advocate S.B.: Hon'ble Shri Parth Prateem Sahu, Judge Order On Board 28/01/2025 1. Applicant has preferred this application under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for grant of anticipatory bail as he is apprehending his arrest in connection with Crime No.1 of 2024 registered at Police Station- Dhaudai, PS – Narayanpur (CG) for the offence punishable under Sections 365, 366, 323, 34 of IPC. 2. Case of the prosecution in brief, is that, on 05.01.2024 at about 8:00 pm, co-accused Ramdayal Yadav came to house of victim, asked her to accompany him saying that he loves her and wanted to marry her. Upon refusal, he again came back along with 5 to 6 SHUBHAM DEY Digitally signed by SHUBHAM DEY 2 other persons, assaulted victim, her sister and brother and thereafter forcefully took the victim on motorcycle. When complainant followed the assailant, they left two motorcycles and ran away. On the next date based on the phone call given by the police, Ramdayal Yadav brought the victim in the police station. Based on the report aforementioned crime was registered against Ramdayal Yadav and his 5-6 friends. 3. Learned counsel for applicant would submit that applicant has been falsely implicated in crime. His name has come only in memorandum statement of co-accused. He also submits that as per allegation, other friends of Ramdayal Yadav have covered their faces and there is no mention in statement of the victim or complainant that they can identify accused persons who entered into the house. Applicant is a young boy aged 20 years, there is no criminal antecedents, hence, he may be protected by granting him benefit of anticipatory bail. 4. Learned counsel for State opposes the submission of learned counsel for the applicant. He submits that there is specific allegation that Ramdayal along with his 5-6 friends entered into the house of complainant. In the memorandum statement of Ramdayal, it has come that applicant is also one of the persons who associated with him and entered into the house of complainant and have forcefully taken his sister. Upon asking, he do not dispute submission of learned counsel for the applicant that in the statement of victim it has come that the persons who came along with Ramdayal have covered their faces. Upon asking he 3 further submits that out of two motorcycles seized, the RC of one motorcycle is available which recorded in the name of Lakkhu Ram Yadav, father of the co-accused Ramdayal. He also submits that there is no criminal antecedents of the applicant. 5. I have heard learned counsel for the parties. 6. Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case, nature of allegation, material available in the case diary as also the fact that persons who entered into the house of complainant had covered their faces, submission of learned counsel for the applicant that the applicant has been made accused only on the basis of memorandum statement, age of the applicant, there is no criminal antecedents of the applicant, without commenting anything on merits of the case, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the applicant. 7. Accordingly, the application is allowed and it is directed that in the event of arrest of applicant in connection with the crime in question, he shall be released on anticipatory bail by the Officer arresting him on his executing a personal bond in the sum of Rs.25,000/- with one surety in the like sum to the satisfaction of the concerned arresting officer. Applicant shall also abide by the following conditions :- (i) that the applicant shall make himself available for interrogation before the Investigating Officer as and when required; 4 (ii) the applicant shall not, directly or indirectly, make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer; Certified copy as per rules. Sd/----/-/-/-/---/-/- Sd/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) Judge Dey