1 2026:CGHC:7430 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 10325 of 2025 Chandrabhan Singh Nut S/o Sukhdhan Singh Nut Aged About 45 Years R/o Village Amraud, Post Batura, Tehsil Budhar, District Shahdol (M.P.) ... Applicant versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through Police Station Pendra, District Gaurela- Pendra-Marwahi (C.G.) ...Non-applicant For Applicant : Mr. Yogendra Chaturvedi, Advocate. For Non-applicant/State : Ms. Smriti Shrivastava, Panel Lawyer. Hon'ble Mr. Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Order on Board 10.02.2026 1. This is the First bail application filed under Section 483 of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, for grant of regular bail to the applicant who has been arrested in connection with Crime No. 267/2025 registered at Police Station - Pendra, District Gaurela - Pendra - Marwahi (C.G.) for the offence punishable under Section 305(C ) & 3(5) of the BNS. 2. The prosecution story in brief is that on complainant Neval Singh lodged a report on 01.09.2025 at Police Station Pendra stating that on VAIBHAV SINGH Digitally signed by VAIBHAV SINGH Date: 2026.02.12 11:01:51 +0530 2 the same day he had withdrawn a sum of Rs. 35,000/- from the State Bank of India and kept Rs. 34,500/- in the dikki of his motorcycle along with some important documents and vehicle-related papers. It is alleged that when he entered a jewellery shop, Akash Tamrakar, a nearby utensil shopkeeper, raised an alarm after noticing an unknown person attempting to steal articles from the motorcycle’s dikki. Thereafter, the complainant and others chased the said person, but he managed to flee after allegedly stealing Rs. 34,500/- along with the documents kept in the dikki. On the basis of the report, Crime No. 267/2025 was registered against an unknown person for the offence punishable under Section 305(A) of the BNS. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant is an innocent person who has been falsely implicated in the present case and has neither committed nor participated in any offence. He further submits the allegations made against him are baseless, as no seizure has been effected at his instance so as to connect or incriminate him in the alleged offence. It is further submitted that the applicant has been implicated merely on account of some other criminal cases registered in his name and he has no involvement in the present crime. The material witnesses have already been examined before the trial Court and they have not supported the prosecution story against the applicant, copies of their depositions being filed as Annexure A/3. The applicant is in judicial custody since 17.09.2025, is a permanent resident of the address mentioned above, possesses movable and immovable properties there, and there is no likelihood of his absconding or tampering with the prosecution witnesses. The applicant is ready to furnish adequate security and undertakes to abide by all the 3 conditions and directions that may be imposed by this Hon’ble Court while granting bail. 4. Learned counsel for the State strongly opposes the bail application and submits that the applicant is a habitual offender having a long and continuous criminal history registered in different districts of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. It is submitted that Crime No. 29/2021 at Police Station Jaso, District Satna, Crime No. 105/2024 at Police Station Bareli, District Raisen, Crime No. 294/2017 at Police Station Bijuri, District Anuppur under Section 379 IPC, Crime No. 46/2021 at Police Station Dharampur, District Panna under Section 25 Arms Act and Sections 399 and 402 IPC, and Crime No. 527/2017 at Police Station Amlai, District Shahdol under Section 25(2) of the Arms Act have been registered against the applicant, though he has been acquitted in the said matters. However, several criminal cases are still pending against him, including Crime No. 282/2022 and Crime No. 109/2022 at Police Station Dhamdha, District Durg (C.G.) under Sections 379 and 34 IPC; Crime No. 47/2024 at Police Station Anuppur under Sections 294, 323, 452, 506, 354 and 34 IPC; Crime No. 593/2020 at Police Station Vaidhan, District Singrauli under Sections 380 and 497 IPC; and Crime No. 22/2021 at Police Station Amgaon, District Panna under Section 379 IPC. Apart from these, preventive proceedings have also been initiated against the applicant vide Estgasha No. 94/2005 under Sections 107 and 116 Cr.P.C. and Estgasha No. 101/2025 under Section 110 Cr.P.C. It is further submitted that, as per the record, the applicant has as many as 13 additional criminal antecedents apart from those mentioned above, which clearly demonstrate his habitual involvement in criminal 4 activities. Learned State counsel submits that the nature of allegations in the present case, coupled with the applicant’s past conduct and multiple pending cases, clearly indicates that he is a repeat offender and there is a strong likelihood that if released on bail, he may again indulge in similar offences and may also abscond or influence the prosecution witnesses. The criminal antecedents of the applicant show a consistent pattern of offences relating to theft, house trespass, assault and offences under the Arms Act, which are serious in nature and affect public order and safety. Therefore, considering the gravity of the offence, the criminal background of the applicant, the pendency of several cases, and the likelihood of misuse of liberty, learned counsel for the State prays that the bail application of the applicant deserves to be rejected. 5. I have heard learned counsel appearing for the parties and perused the case diary. 6. Considering the nature and gravity of the allegations, the material available on record, and particularly the long criminal antecedents of the applicant, this Court is not inclined to grant bail. The record reflects that several criminal cases have been registered against the applicant in different districts of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh and, though he has been acquitted in some matters but a number of cases are still pending against him, apart from preventive proceedings initiated under the provisions of the Cr.P.C., which indicate his habitual involvement in criminal activities. Looking to his past conduct, the multiplicity of pending cases, and the likelihood of his indulging in similar offences or influencing prosecution witnesses if released on bail, this Court is of 5 the considered opinion that it is not a fit case for grant of bail. Accordingly, the bail application filed by the applicant deserves to be and is hereby rejected. 7. Accordingly, the bail application of the applicant – Chandrabhan Singh Nut, involved in Crime No. 267/2025 registered at Police Station - Pendra, District Gaurela - Pendra - Marwahi (C.G.) for the offence punishable under Section 305(C) & 3(5) of the BNS, is rejected. - Sd/- (Ramesh Sinha) Chief Justice Vaibhav