1 2026:CGHC:661 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 10550 of 2025 Sahil Verma S/o Mulchand Verma Aged About 19 Years R/o Village Bhuribhata Jalso P S Koni Distt. Bilaspur C.G. ... Applicant versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through S H O Koni Distt. Bilaspur C.G. ... Respondent For Applicant : Shri Dheerendra Pandey, Advocate. For Respondent/State : Smt. Smriti Shrivastava, PL. Hon'ble Mr. Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Order on Board 06/01/2026 1. This is the first bail application filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNSS’) for grant of regular bail to the applicant who has been arrested in connection with Crime No.358/2025 registered at Police Station Koni Distt. Bilaspur C.G. for the offence punishable under Sections 109, 191(2),193(3),3(5) of BNS Act, 2023 & section 25, 27 of Arms Act. GOURI MUDALIAR Digitally signed by GOURI MUDALIAR Date: 2026.01.07 19:02:00 +0530 2 2. Case of the prosecution, in brief, is that in the night of 09.08.2025, at about 11:30 p.m., the present applicant, and 2-3 of their associates, owing to a past enmity, assaulted complainant/injured on his abdomen and chest with a knife and a belt, thereby causing injuries. Upon such a complaint by the injured, the officials of PS Koni prepared a Dehati- Nalsi, and subsequent to the registration of the FIR, initially under Sections 109 and 3(5) of the BNS, the prime accused was arrested. Based on their memorandum statements, a total of nine persons, including the aforementioned and seven others (among whom two were minors), were implicated in the crime and arrested. The present applicant is among these seven individuals, who, on the basis of the memorandum statement of the prime accused, were deemed complicit in the crime on 10.08.2025 and were consequently sent to jail. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant submitted that the applicant is said to have caused injuries by knife on the chest and abdomen of the injured and it is argued that the knife was not recovered from the applicant and it was recovered from the co-accused who has been enlarged on bail. He would submit that charge sheet has been filed, the applicant is in jail since 10/08/2025 and conclusion of trial will take some time, therefore, he prays for grant of bail to the applicant. 4. On the other hand, learned State Counsel opposes the bail application and submitted that the applicant is said to have caused injuries by knife on the chest and abdomen of the injured and he has undergone surgery and remained in the hospital for 10 days, the injury was found to be grievous in nature and the applicant has one criminal antecedent, therefore he is not entitled to be released on bail. 3 5. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case diary. 6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, considering the fact that the applicant is said to have caused injuries by knife on the chest and abdomen of the injured and he has undergone surgery and remained in the hospital for 10 days, the injury was found to be grievous in nature and the applicant has one criminal antecedent, therefore, this Court is of the opinion that it is not a fit case to enlarge the applicant on regular bail. 7. Accordingly, the bail application of applicant Sahil Verma involved in Crime No.358/2025 registered at Police Station Koni Distt. Bilaspur C.G. for the offence punishable under Sections 109, 191(2),193(3),3(5) of BNS Act, 2023 & section 25, 27 of Arms Act, is rejected. 8. Office is directed to send a certified copy of this order to the trial Court concerned for necessary information. - Sd/- (Ramesh Sinha) CHIEF JUSTICE gouri