1 2025:CGHC:58695 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 9356 of 2025 • Bijelal Sahu S/o Hausilal Sahu Aged About 40 Years R/o Village - Loharidih, Police Station And Tehsil - Rengakharkala, District - Kabirdham Chhattisgarh ... Applicant versus • State Of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer, Police Station - Rengakhar, District - Kabirdham Chhattisgarh. --- Respondent For Applicant : Mr. Dharmesh Shrivastava, Advocate For Respondent/State : Ms. Sunita Manikpuri, Dy. GA. Hon'ble Shri Justice Arvind Kumar Verma Order on Board 01/12/2025 1. This is Third Bail application of applicant. First application was dismissed as withdrawn, however, second application was dismissed on merits. 2. Applicant is in custody since 16.09.2024 in connection with Crime No. 65 of 2024, registered at Police Station- Rengakhar, District Kabirdham (C.G.) for the offence punishable under Section 103(1), 2 103(2), 238(a), 191(2), 191(3), 189(4)(5), 332(a), 324(6), 287, 310(3), 326(g), 61(2)(a) and 115(2) of the BNS, 2023. 3. Brief facts of this case are that, complainant Vinod Sahu (son of deceased Raghunath Sahu) lodged a report on 15.09.2024 against 167 named persons and some other persons alleging inter-alia that his father was Sarpanch of village Panchayat for 03 years and presently his mother is holding the post of Sarpanch whereas his father was working as Up-Sarpanch. It was stated by the complainant that 9-10 months ago her mother has been removed from the post of Sarpanch by no-confidence motion by the villagers and his father is working as Up-Sarpanch who was also tried to be removed but success could not be found to the villagers. It is alleged that the villagers were willing to remove his father from the post of Up-Sarpanch and for that reason, the villagers were having grudges from them and on 15.09.2024 his brother in law namely Suresh Kumar Sahu came to his house at about 00:10 A.M. to take his mother to the doctor and all the family members were present in the house, then only about 150-200 persons entered into the house of the complainant and told that they have hung the dead body of Shiv Prasad after committing murder of him and the mob started damaging the house hold articles and looted rice, pulses, paddy, oil, ornaments and all other articles of the house and he succeeded to escape from there along with his wife and children and entered into the house of neighbor Mohan Yadav and he was watching the incident from that house. It was alleged by the complainant that co- 3 accused persons of the same village namely Premlal, Himeshwar, Naresh Sahu, present applicant-Bijelal, Pardeshi Meravi, Laxmichand, Ghanshyam etc poured petrol diesel and some stubble over the house of the complainant and the same was set on fire. It was further alleged that some persons threw gas cylinder which got blasted then only. It is also alleged that his mother was sent to hospital by police then the villagers became more anger and they started quarreling to the police persons and after some time a police force reached there then the complainant entered into his house with the police persons and on search dead body of his father was found in some higher place of the room which was fully burnt and some iron rods and glasses were found nearby the dead body. 4. Learned counsel for applicant submits that this third bail application is filed in change of circumstances, there is a considerable delay in trial, therefore, the applicant may be enlarged on bail. 5. Learned State Counsel opposes submission of learned counsel for applicant and would submit that there is no pleading of any new grounds but all the grounds are on merits. 6. Heard learned counsel for parties. 7. Perusal of grounds does not reflect that any new ground has been pleaded in application, hence, I do not find any change in circumstances to entertain this third bail application. 8. Accordingly, the third bail application is dismissed. However, looking to the detention period of the applicant, trial Court concerned is directed to conclude the trial, expeditiously as soon as possible, if 4 there is no any legal impediment. 9. It is also directed that concerned Superintendent of Police shall ensure the service of summons to the witnesses. Certified copy as per rules. Sd/- (Arvind Kumar Verma) Judge J/-