1 / 2 2025:CGHC:9183 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRCA No. 261 of 202 5 • Anand Goyal @ Yogendra Goyal S/o Chandrasen Goyal Aged About 27 Years R/o 110/ K, Patelpara, Borpadar, Bastar, District Bastar Place Jagdalpur, Chhattisgarh. ... Applicant versus • State of Chhattisgarh through the Station House Officer, Police Station Bodhghat, District Bastar, Chhattisgarh ... Respondent For Applicant : Mr. Ishwar Jaiswal, Advocate For Respondent-State : Ms. Monica Thakur, Panel Lawyer Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha , Chief Justice ORDER ON BOARD 21/02/2025 1. Applicant has filed this first anticipatory bail application under Section 482 of Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for grant of anticipatory bail as he apprehends his arrest in connection with Crime No. 53/2025 registered at Police Station – Bodhghat, District Bastar (C.G.) for offence punishable under Section 305, 331(3) of the Bhartiya Nyay Sanhita, 2023. 2. Case of prosecution in brief is that complainant lodged a report to the concerned police station that some unknown persons have entered in the godown by breaking upon the lock of shutter and have committed theft of 74 number of A4 size paper petty. Based on the report, aforesaid offence was registered against unknown person. During course of investigation, co- accused person was arrested and his memorandum statement was also recorded. PAWAN KUMAR JHA Digitally signed by PAWAN KUMAR JHA 2 / 2 3. Learned counsel for applicant submits that applicant has falsely been implicated in the crime, he is innocent person. Only on the basis of memorandum statement of main accused person Karandas, applicant was made involved in the present crime. Police has not seized any theft article from possession of applicant. Applicant is resident of Bastar, Jagdalpur, there is no possibility of his absconding, hence, he may be granted anticipatory bail. 4. On the other hand, the learned counsel for the State opposes the bail application for grant of anticipatory bail. 5. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the documents placed on record. 6. Taking into consideration the nature and gravity of the offence and the facts and circumstances of the case, I am not inclined to allow this anticipatory bail application. Accordingly, it is rejected. 7. Office is directed to provide a certified copy of this order to the trial Court concerned for necessary information. Sd/- (Ramesh Sinha) pwn CHIEF JUSTICE