1 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 590 of 2026 Madan Gopal Sidar S/o San Kumar Sidar Aged About 19 Years R/o Village Pakargaon, Police Station Lailunga, District Raigarh (C.G.) ... Applicant versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer, Police Station- Lailunga, Distt.- Raigarh (C.G.) ... Respondent For Applicant : Mr. Gaurav Singhal, Advocate For Respondent : Mr. Akash Agrawal, P.L. Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal Order On Board 28.01.2026 1. This is the first bail application filed u/s 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for grant of regular bail to the applicant who has been arrested in connection with Crime No.203/2025 registered at Police Station Lailunga, District Raigarh (CG) for offence punishable under Sections 103(1), 238, 61(2), 3(5), 104 & 140(1) of BNS. 2. As per the prosecution case, on 08.07.2025, a missing report of Jaypal Singh Sidar was lodged at Police Station Lialunga BHOLA NATH KHATAI Digitally signed by BHOLA NATH KHATAI Date: 2026.01.29 18:06:05 +0530 2 informing that Jaypal Singh had left home in his Swift Desire car (CG-12-BA-6453) on 07.07.2025, saying he would drop his son at school, but didn't return. The car was later found abandoned with a different number plate (CG-13-U-6773) near Lakha Jungle Yard, Kotwali. During investigation, on the basis of call detail records, Jaypal's mobile location matched that of accused Yugal Kishore Gupta, who in his memorandum statement stated that Shiv Sahu suspected Jaypal had an affair with his wife, Champa Sahu, and consequently paid him Rs.50,000 to kill Jaypal. On 07.07.2025, Yugal Kishore Gupta @ Shubham Gupta along with Kamlesh Yadav and applicant Madan Gopal Sidar, took Jaypal to a secluded spot where they strangled him with a Gamchha and threw his body in Sisringa Valley. Based on the memorandum statement, the body was recovered and identified by the relatives. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the applicant submits that the applicant is innocent and he has been falsely implicated in this case. He submits that there is no direct evidence connecting the applicant to the alleged commission of offence and the case of prosecution against the applicant is based only on the memorandum statements of co-accused. He submits that the body had decomposed and there was no forensic report nor any DNA test conducted to confirm that the dead body was that of the deceased Jaipal. He further submits that there are total 32 witnesses to be examined, the applicant is in jail since 31.07.2025 and there is no likelihood of the trial to be concluded 3 at the earliest. Therefore, considering all these facts, the applicant may be released on bail. 4. Learned State counsel, on the other hand, opposing the bail application submits that there was active participation of the applicant in commission of the crime, a mobile phone was seized from the applicant and the body was identified by the relatives of the deceased. Therefore, considering the nature of offence, the applicant does not deserve to be released on bail. 5. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case diary. 6. Taking into consideration the entire facts and circumstances of the case, particularly the nature and gravity of offence and the material collected and available on record against the applicant and the fact that trial has not commenced, this Court is not inclined to release the applicant on bail. 7. Accordingly, the present bail application stands rejected. 8. However, the trial Court is directed to expedite the trial and to ensure that the trial is concluded as expeditiously as possible. 9. Office is directed to send a certified copy of this order to the trial Court concerned for necessary information. Sd/- (Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal) JUDGE Khatai