1 2025:CGHC:53397 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRCA No. 1559 of 2025 Harshita Sharma D/o Damodar Sharma Aged About 29 Years R/o Jagmal Chowk, Bilaspur, District Bilaspur C.G. ... Applicant versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Station House Officer, Police Station Police Helpline Kabirdham, (Wrongly Mentioned As Kawardha In The Order- Sheet), District - Kabirdham (C.G.) 2 - Shiv Soni S/o Girdhar Soni Aged About 38 Years R/o Ward No. 21, Haidar Chowk, Kawardha, District - Kabirdham, C.G. ... Non-applicants For Applicant : Mr. Tanuj Patwardhan, Advocate. For Non-Applicant/State : Dr. Sourabh Pande, Dy. Advocate General For Objector : Mr. Manohar Dewangan, Advocate. Hon'ble Mr. Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Order on Board 31.10.2025 1. This is the first anticipatory bail application filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNSS’) for grant of regular bail to the applicant who has been arrested in connection with Crime No.672/2024 registered at Police Station – VAIBHAV SINGH Digitally signed by VAIBHAV SINGH Date: 2025.11.01 14:34:36 +0530 2 Kabirdham, District - Bemetara (C.G.) 420, 34 of the IPC 1860. 2. Learned State Counsel pointed out that the offence under the Chhattisgarh Protection of Depositors’ Interest Act was also added during the course of investigation along with the BNS offence and is therefore not maintainable as per the provisions of the said Section. 3. However, learned counsel for the applicant submits that he prays for permission to withdraw the present application with liberty to file afresh. 4. In view of the above, the present MCRCA is dismissed as withdrawn. - Sd/- (Ramesh Sinha) Chief Justice vaibhav