1 2025:CGHC:54570 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 8928 of 2025 1 - Dinesh Chandrakar S/o Jagannath Chandrakar Aged About 36 Years R/o Rautpara Bijapur, Police Station- Bijapur, District Bijapur C.G. ... Applicant versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Police Station- Bijapur, District Bijapur C.G. ... Respondent(s) For Applicant : Mr. Sushil Dubey, Advocate For State For Objector : : Mr. Ajit Singh, G.A. Mr. Pritam Singh, Advocate Hon’ble Shri Justice Arvind Kumar Verma, Judge Order on Board 10/11/2025 1. The applicant has preferred this First Bail Application under Section 483 of BNSS, 2023 for grant of regular bail, as he has been arrested in connection with Crime No. 01/2025, registered at Police Station Bijapur, District- Bijapur (CG) for the offence MADHURIMA THAKUR Digitally signed by MADHURIMA THAKUR Date: 2025.11.11 12:10:40 +0530 2 punishable under Section 61(2)(a) read with Section 103(1), 238(a), 249(a) and Section 3(5) of BNS, 2023. 2. The prosecution story in brief, is that, on 02.01.2025 the complainant Yukesh Chandrakar lodged a missing person report at Police Station Bijapur in respect of his younger brother Mukesh Chandrakar who was a news reporter of NDTV MP-CG and also run Bastar Junction Channel in Youtube, who is missing since the evening of 01.01.2025 at around 8:30 p.m. The complainant also expressed suspicion that contractor Suresh Chandrakar, Dinesh Chandrakar and Ritesh Chandrakar might have harmed his missing brother since his missing brother had published news against contraction company. During the investigation of the missing person case, it was revealed that on 01.01.2025 between 8:30 pm and 9:00 pm, main accused Ritesh Chandrakar, under the pretext of party, brought Mukesh Chandrakar to the scene of incident and while having dinner at night, along with co-accused Mahendra Ramteke, murdered Mukesh Chandrakar in the godam- bara at Chattanpara. Thereafter he informed the present applicant Dinesh Chandrakar about the incident who was at Chitrakot with family for picnic and who thereafter came and dumped the dead body into the septic tank in the same bara, poured concrete over it and had the flooring done. 3. It was argued by the learned counsel for the applicant that the applicant has been falsely implicated in this case. The prosecution 3 has failed to establish the fact that how the applicant has been implicated or arrested by the police. There is no eye witness of the alleged offence and the case is completely based on circumstantial evidence. The applicant is in jail since 04.01.2025 and conclusion of the trial will take some time. Therefore, he prays for grant of bail to the applicant. 4. On the other hand, learned State Counsel opposes the bail application and submits that all the evidences are against the applicant. 5. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case diary. 6. 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. Accordingly, the bail application of applicant- Dinesh Chandrakar involved in Crime No. 01/2025 under Section 61(2)(a) read with Section 103(1), 238(a), 249(a) and Section 3(5) of BNS, 2023 at Police Station-Bijapur, District- Bijapur, Chhattisgarh, is rejected. 7. However, this Court hopes and trusts that the Trial Court shall make earnest endeavour to conclude the trial expeditiously as soon as possible in accordance with law, if there is no legal impediment. 4 8. 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