1 2025:CGHC:55931 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 8953 of 2025 Sakharam Komre S/o Rupsingh Komre Aged About 27 Years R/o Village Badpara, Kesekodi, Police Station Koylibeda, Tahsil Pakhanjur, District North Bastar Kanker (C.G.) ... Applicant versus State of Chhattisgarh through the Station House Officer, Police of Police Station Koylibeda, District North Bastar Kanker (C.G.) ... Respondent For the Petitioner : Mrs. Itu Rani Mukherjee, Advocate For the Respondent : Mr. Ankur Kashyap, Deputy Govt. Advocate (Hon’ble Shri Justice Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal) Order on Board 17.11.2025 1. This is first bail application filed under Section 483 of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for grant of regular bail to the applicant in Crime No. 3 of 2023 registered at Police Station Koylibeda, District North Bastar Kanker (CG) for the offence punishable under Section 302 and 120-B/34 of IPC. 2. The prosecution story in brief is that on 24.03.2023 the applicant along with other persons forcibly entered into the house of deceased and killed her on suspicion that she was practicing witch- craft, thereby the offence has been committed. ALLENA ANNAJEE RAO Digitally signed by ALLENA ANNAJEE RAO Date: 2025.11.18 13:36:16 +0530 2 3. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant has not committed any offence and only on suspicion he has been roped in the case. She next submits that the seizure witnesses have been examined and they have not supported the prosecution case. It is further submitted that the applicant is in jail since 26.03.2023 and out of a total 24 witnesses, maximum number of witnesses are yet to be examined and there is no immediate possibility of concluding the case, therefore, the applicant may be enlarged on bail, at this stage. 4. Per contra, learned State Counsel opposes the bail application. He submits that the eye-witness Rangola Bai is yet to be examined and the trial in progress. 5. Having considered the submissions made by learned counsel for the parties and the facts and circumstances of the case, I am not inclined to release him on regular bail at this stage. Accordingly, the bail application is rejected. 6. However, looking to the custody period of the applicant and considering the matter to be an exceptional one, the trial Court is directed to expedite the trial as early as possible preferably within a period of 4 months from the date of receipt of copy of this order. 7. Copy of this order be sent to the trial Court for information. Sd/- (Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal) Judge Rao