1 2025:CGHC:56980 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 9268 of 2025 Ashish Sahu S/o Tahar Lal Sahu Aged About 27 Years R/o Kasturba Nagar, Jarhabhata, P.S.- Civil Line, District- Bilaspur (C.G.) (As Per Correct Details) ... Applicant versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Station House Officer Of Police Station- City Kotwali, District- Bilaspur (C.G.) ... Respondent For Applicant : Mr. Alok Kumar Gupta, Advocate For Respondent/State : Mr. Ankur Kashyap, Dy. G.A. Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal Order On Board 24/11/2025 1. The applicant has preferred this 2nd bail application under Section 483 of Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita Act 2023 for grant of regular bail as he is arrested in connection with crime No. 456/2022, registered at Police Station – City Kotwali, District- Bilaspur (C.G.) for offence punishable under Sections 302 & 201 of IPC. 2. First bail application of the applicant was dismissed as withdrawn wither liberty to revive the same after sometime vide order of this Court dated 05.09.2023 passed in MCRC No.2657/2023. 3. The prosecution's case, in short, is that the applicant committed the murder of Priyanka Singh, concealed her body first in his medical shop located at Dayalband and thereafter at his residence by transporting it in a car, and attempted to destroy evidence by cleaning the place of occurrence with phenyl. Based on above, offence has been registered against the applicant and he has been arrested on 20.11.2022. 4. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that only on the basis of his memorandum statement, he has been implicated in the crime in SHUBHAM SINGH RAGHUVANSHI Digitally signed by SHUBHAM SINGH RAGHUVANSHI Date: 2025.11.24 17:37:28 +0530 2 question. The dead body was found from the Courtyard which has not been registered in the name of applicant. Further, the statement of investigating officer, ASI Santosh Kerketta (PW-4) has been recorded before the Trial Court in which he categorically stated in paragraph 15, 16, 17 & 21 that the memorandum statement of the applicant was recorded on 20.11.2022 whereas the dead body of deceased Priyanka was recovered on 19.11.2022 and on the same day recovery panchnama was prepared. Hence, the applicant is innocent and has been falsely implicated in the crime in question. The applicant is in jail since 20.11.2022, out of 18 prosecution witnesses, only 13 have been examined till date and the trial is likely to take some time to be finalized, therefore, it is prayed that the applicant may be enlarged on bail. 5. Per contra, learned Counsel appearing on behalf of the State opposes the bail application and submits that there are sufficient evidence available on record against the applicant, therefore, looking to the nature of offence, the applicant may not be released on bail. 6. I have heard learned Counsel appearing for the parties and perused the material available on record. 7. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, evidence collected by the prosecution, detention period of the applicant and looking to the Court statement of the investigating officer and further considering the fact that the trial is likely to take some time to be finalized, without further commenting on merits of the case, I am inclined to release the applicant on bail. 8. Accordingly, the bail application is Allowed. 9. It is directed that the applicant shall be released on bail on executing a personal bond for a sum of Rs. 20,000/- with one solvent surety for the like sum to the satisfaction of the Trial Court for his appearance before the Trial Court. He shall appear before the Court on each date as directed, unless exempted. Sd/- (Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal) Judge Shubham