1 2026:CGHC:11038 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRCA No. 347 of 2026 Rohit Saroj S/o K. Saroj Aged About 31 Years R/o Police Colony, Civil Line, P.S. Civil Line, District Raipur C.G. ... Applicant versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Station House Officer, Police Station Civil Line, Raipur, District Raipur C.G. ... Respondent For Applicant : Shri B.L. Sahu, Advocate. For Respondent/State : Ms. Vaishali Mahilong, Dy.G.A. Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Order On Board 03/03/2026 1. The applicant has preferred this application under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNSS’), for grant of anticipatory bail, apprehending his arrest in connection with Crime No.32/2026, registered at Police Station Civil Line, GOURI MUDALIAR Digitally signed by GOURI MUDALIAR Date: 2026.03.03 16:58:54 +0530 2 Raipur, District Raipur C.G. for alleged commission of offence punishable under Sections 314, 318(4) of B.N.S. 2. Case of the prosecution, in brief, is that as per allegation made against the applicant, complainant is running business of travels and the accused persons have carried his two vehicles Hundai and Brezza but the applicant has not returned the said vehicle to the complainant and the accused persons have illegal kept the said vehicle in their custody till today and as a result thereof, police has registered offence publishable under section 314, 318(4) of B.N.S. against unknown person. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant is innocent person and he has been falsely implicated in this case. He would submit that the present applicant has not kept any vehicle of the complainant in his custody illegally nor committed any aforesaid offences as alleged by the prosecution against him and only on the basis of simple dispute in between parties, the applicant has falsely been implicated in this case. He would submit that the applicant is permanent resident of address shown in the cause title, there is no chance of his absconding and applicant is ready to furnish adequate surety and shall abide by all the directions and conditions, which may be imposed by this Court, therefore, he submits that the present applicant is entitled to be released on anticipatory bail. 3 4. On the other hand, learned State counsel opposes the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail. 5. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the materials available on record. 6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, submission of learned counsel for the parties, materials available on record, considering the fact that the applicant along with other accused persons, took possession of two vehicles belonging to the complainant, who is engaged in the travel business and the applicant failed to return the said vehicles to the complainant despite demand and has illegally retained them in their custody and also considering the fact that investigation is still going on, I am not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the applicant. 7. Accordingly, the anticipatory bail application of the applicant - Rohit Saroj, involved in Crime No.32/2026, registered at Police Station Civil Line, Raipur, District Raipur C.G. for alleged commission of offence punishable under Sections 314, 318(4) of B.N.S. is rejected. Sd/-Sd S S Sd/- (Ramesh Sinha) Chief Justice gouri