1 2026:CGHC:2196 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 458 of 2026 Dhananjay Gritlahre S/o Dharamraj Gritlahre, Aged About 25 Years R/o Mahasati Ward Bhatapara, Police Station Bhatapara, City, District- Balodabazar- Bhatapara (C.G.) ... Applicant versus State of Chhattisgarh Through Police Station Bhatapara, City, District- Balodabazar- Bhatapara (C.G.) ... Non-Applicant For Applicant : Ms. Mahima Chandra, Advocate. For Non-Applicant/State : Ms. Smriti Shrivastava, Panel Lawyer. Hon'ble Mr. Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Order on Board 14.01.2026 1. This is the second bail application filed under Section 483 of the BNSS for grant of regular bail to the applicant who has been arrested in connection with Crime No. 99/2025 registered at Police Station – Bhatapara City, District – Balodabazar-Bhatapara (C.G.) for the offence punishable under Sections 296, 351(2), 119(1) and 109 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS). 2. The earlier bail application of the applicant being MCRC No. 6457 of 2025 was rejected by this Court vide order dated 14.08.2025 on merits. RAHUL DEWANGAN Digitally signed by RAHUL DEWANGAN 2 3. The case of the prosecution, in brief, is that on 21.02.2025 at 8.00 AM the complainant Mani Shankar Kurre along with his two companions namely Yashwant Tandon and Girish Kumar Tandon had gone out for catering work. All three of them were returning home at 1.00 AM on 22.02.2025 and were unloading goods when the applicant came to demand Rs. 10,000/- lent by him to the brother of the complainant (Shyam Kurre). On refusal to give money the petitioner abused mother and sister of the complainant in obscene language and threatened to kill them and started hitting his brother due to which his brother has deep knife wounds on his neck, chest and both hands and was bleeding. The Police had also seized a steel knife with plastic handle of length 11 3/2 inches, steel blade length 7 inches and handle length 4.5 inches, blade width 1.5 inches from possession of applicant. 4. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that, the first bail application of the applicant was rejected by this Court on merit and the applicant is in jail since 25.02.2025. She further submits that as per the status of the trial, out of 10 prosecution witnesses, 06 have been examined before the trial Court and not support the case of the prosecution and have turned hostile. She further submits that the applicant is a young man who belongs to a poor labourer family and due to the imprisonment of the applicant, the problem of maintenance has arisen in front of his family. Hence, she prays for grant of second bail to the applicant. 5. On the other hand, learned State counsel opposes the second bail application of the present applicant and submits that the applicant is 3 said to have assaulted the injured with a sharp knife on his neck, chest and both hands, due to which he sustained various injuries, and as per the MLC Report and the doctor’s opinion, the injuries are grievous in nature and dangerous to life, furthermore, Police had also seized a steel knife with plastic handle of length 11 3/2 inches, steel blade length 7 inches and handle length 4.5 inches, blade width 1.5 inches from possession of applicant. Hence, it is contended that the applicant does not deserve any relief at this stage. 6. I have heard learned counsel appearing for the parties and perused the case diary. 7. Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case that the first bail application of the applicant was rejected by this Court on merits though the applicant is languishing in jail since 25.02.2025 and as per the status of the trial, 06 prosecution witnesses have been examined in the case and not support the case of the prosecution and have turned hostile, but the present applicant, who assaulted the injured with a sharp knife on his neck, chest and both hands, due to which he sustained various injuries, and as per the MLC Report and the doctor’s opinion, the injuries are grievous in nature and dangerous to life, furthermore, Police had also seized a steel knife with plastic handle of length 11 3/2 inches, steel blade length 7 inches and handle length 4.5 inches, blade width 1.5 inches from possession of applicant, therefore, I am not inclined to grant second bail to the applicant. 4 8. Accordingly, the second bail application of the applicant – Dhananjay Gritlahre, involved in Crime No. 99/2025 registered at Police Station – Bhatapara City, District – Balodabazar-Bhatapara (C.G.) for the offence punishable under Sections 296, 351(2), 119(1) and 109 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, is rejected. 9. Needless to say that the trial Court concerned is at liberty to proceed and conclude the trial expeditiously. 10. OfÏce is directed to send a certified copy of this order to the trial Court concerned for necessary information and compliance forthwith. Sd/- (Ramesh Sinha) Chief Justice Rahul Dewangan