1 2026:CGHC:14275 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 2792 of 2026 Devendra Sharma @ Guddu S/o Ghanshyam Prasad Sharma Aged About 47 Years R/o Village Gunjera, O.P. Maro, P.S. Nandghat, District Bemetara, Chhattisgarh. ... Applicant versus The State of Chhattisgarh Through The Station House OfÏcer, P.S. Bemetara, District Bemetara, Chhattisgarh. ... Non-applicant For Applicant : Mr. Vivek Singhal, Advocate. For Non-applicant/State : Ms. Soumya Rai, Dy. Govt. Advocate. Hon'ble Mr. Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Order on Board 25.03.2026 1. This is the second 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. 427/2025 registered at Police Station Bemetara, District Bemetara (C.G.), for the offences punishable under Sections 109(1), 238(B), 3(5) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. 2. The earlier bail application of the applicant being MCRC No. 9619 of 2025 was rejected on merits by this Court vide order dated 26.11.2025. 3. The prosecution story, in brief, is that on 02.07.2025, the complainant, ABHISHEK SHRIVAS Digitally signed by ABHISHEK SHRIVAS Date: 2026.03.27 10:27:54 +0530 2 Ramsharan Shukla, was going from Bemetara to village Babamohatra on his motorcycle along with his daughter, Smt. Mamta Sharma, wife of Devendra Sharma. At about 3:15 P.M., the applicant, Devendra Sharma, along with his friend (a juvenile) and his son Ankit Sharma, allegedly stopped Ramsharan Shukla due to a family dispute and stated that he was not sending his wife with him, and thereafter assaulted him with a knife. On the basis of the said report, the police registered an offence, arrested the applicant, and after completion of the investigation, filed the charge-sheet. 4. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the present applicant is an innocent person and has been falsely implicated in the aforementioned case. He further submits that this is the second bail application of the applicant, the first bail application was rejected by this Court in MCRC No. 9619 of 2025 vide order dated 26.11.2025. Thereafter, 4 out of 15 witnesses have been examined, including the son, wife, and father of the applicant, who are material witnesses in the present case. He submits that there are several contradictions and omissions in the statements of the witnesses. Moreover, till date only 4 out of a total of 15 witnesses have been examined, and the trial is likely to take a substantial time to conclude. Further, the applicant is in jail since 03.07.2025, conclusion of the trial may take some time, therefore, he prays for grant of regular bail to the applicant. 5. On the other hand, learned State counsel opposes the bail application of the present applicant and submits that the charge-sheet has already been filed before the competent Court in the present case. He further submits that the allegation against the applicant is that he assaulted the injured (father-in-law) and his wife with a knife on the abdomen, as a result of which the injured sustained grievous injuries and the said fact is 3 also supported by the statement of the injured. Therefore, the applicant is not entitled to the grant of regular bail in the present case. 6. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case diary. 7. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, and the allegation that the applicant assaulted the injured (his father-in-law) and his wife with a knife on the abdomen, as a result of which they sustained grievous injuries, which is also supported by the statements of the injured, this Court is of the considered opinion that it is not a fit case for grant of bail to the applicant 8. Accordingly, the Second bail application of the applicant – Devendra Sharma @ Guddu, involved in Crime No. 427/2025 registered at Police Station Bemetara, District Bemetara (C.G.), for the offences punishable under Sections 109(1), 238(B), 3(5) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, is rejected. 9. 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 Abhishek