1 2025:CGHC:59398 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 9399 of 2025 Danish Ansari S/o Muneer Hasan Aged About 32 Years R/o - C.K. 44/4 Hadha, P.S.- Chowki, District - Varanasi (Banaras) (U.P.) ... Applicant Versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through - Station House Officer, P.S. - Sakri, District - Bilaspur (C.G.) ... Respondent. For Applicant : Mr. Akhtar Hussain, Advocate. For Respondent/State : Mr. Ritesh Giri, Panel Lawyer. SB : Hon'ble Shri Justice Deepak Kumar Tiwari Order On Board 08/12/2025 1. This application under Section 483 of the BNSS, 2023 for grant of bail has been filed by the accused/applicant who has been arrested in connection with Crime No.641/2022 registered at Police Station Sakri, District Bilaspur (CG) for the offence under Sections 302 r/w 34, 120B r/w 34, 201 and 341 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 25 and 27 of the Arms Act. 2. Prosecution case, in brief, is that the present in connivance with other accused killed the deceased Sanju Tripathi on 14.12.2022 at around 4:15 Digitally signed by AJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI DN: cn=AJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI, ou=HIGH COURT, o=HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, st=Chhattisgarh, c=IN Date: 2025.12.08 15:53:23 +0530 2 PM. It is alleged that present applicant has caused such murder as contract killer. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant would submit that the applicant is innocent and has been falsely implicated in the crime in question. He further submits that most of the accused who have been arrested in connection with similar crime have been enlarged on bail by the Hon'ble Supreme Court and also by this High Court. He submits that the main accused who hatched the conspiracy, namely, Kapil Tripathi and Jai Naryan Tripathi have already enlarged on bail by the Hon'ble Supreme Court vide SLP (Crl) No.11012/2025 and No.8758/2025, respectively. He also submits that most of the witnesses have already been examined and they have not supported the case of the prosecution. He also submits that no incriminating articles have been seized from the present applicant. He further submits that the applicant is behind the bar since 25.11.2023 and trial is likely to take considerable time in its conclusion, therefore, the applicant may be enlarged on bail. 4. Per contra, learned State counsel vehemently opposes the prayer for bail and case of the present applicant is different from the accused who have been enlarged on bail. He read over the statement of memorandum of the present applicant where he himself stated that he was involved in contract killing. He also submits that during investigation the applicant was absconded and later on when supplementary charge sheet was filed he has been apprehended. He also submits that the applicant is also having criminal history as one criminal case is registered against him at Police Station Varanasi (UP) as per details mentioned in the case diary. 3 In view of such submission, he submits that the present applicant is not entitled for grant of bail. 5. Having considered the submission of learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, further considering the role attributed to the present applicant and gravity of offence, also considering that present applicant was earlier absconded and supplementary charge-sheet has been filed against him, further the case is at trial stage and appreciation of evidence at this stage is not required, this Court is of the view that allegation against the applicant is serious in nature, therefore, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the applicant. 6. Accordingly, the application is rejected. Sd/- (Deepak Kumar Tiwari) Judge Ajay