1 2026:CGHC:19391 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 1835 of 2026 Manish Nishad @ Dannu S/o Ishwar Nishad Aged About 19 Years R/o Village- Semariyaghat P.S. Bhatapara (Gramin) Distt.- Baloda Bazar Bhatapara (C.G.) ... Applicant versus State of Chhattisgarh Through Station House OfÏcer, Police Station - Bhatapara (Gramin), Distt.- Baloda Bazar Bhatapara (C.G.) ... Non-applicant For Applicant : Mr. Vijay Shankar Mishra, Advocate. For Non-Applicant/State : Ms. Sameeksha Gupta, Panel Lawyer. Hon'ble Mr. Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Order on Board 27.04.2026 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. 711/2025 registered at Police Station – Bhatapara (Gramin), District – Balodabazar- Bhatapara (C.G.), for the offence punishable under Sections 109, 3(5), 190, 191(2)(3) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Sections 25 and 27 of the Arms Act. 2. As per the prosecution story, the complainant namely Shubham Kumar Verma went to Police Station Bhatapara Gramin and submitted a written complaint stating that: On 06.11.2025, he had attended the Matar ABHISHEK SHRIVAS Digitally signed by ABHISHEK SHRIVAS Date: 2026.04.29 11:14:19 +0530 2 Madhai Mela at Village Semraiyaghat. During the fair, Karan Verma of the said village called him and informed him that Manish Nishad of Semraiyaghat, along with his companions, had stabbed him. He further stated that he was lying near the bridge and asked the complainant to come and take him to the hospital. Upon receiving this information, the complainant immediately reached the spot, where the injured informed him that Manish Nishad @ Dhannu, along with his companions, all residents of Village Semraiyaghat, assaulted him. The injured further stated that the accused persons objected to his presence at the fair, pushed him near a mango tree, and stabbed him in the stomach with a knife with the intention to kill him, due to which he fell down on the ground. Thereafter, the accused persons fled from the spot. On the basis of the said report, a crime was registered against the accused Manish Nishad @ Dhannu, Ishwar Nishad, and other persons, and the matter was taken up for investigation. During the course of investigation, memorandum statements were recorded and the accused persons were taken into custody. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant has been falsely implicated in this case. He submits that the entire case of the prosecution against the present applicant is false, baseless, and fabricated, as the same is based on incorrect facts. He further submits that no overt act has been attributed to the present applicant and no seizure has been made from the possession of the present applicant. He also submits that the present applicant has been implicated solely on the basis of the memorandum statement of co-accused persons. He submits that one of the co-accused, namely Tilak Nishad, has been granted bail by this Court in MCRC No. 829/2026 vide order dated 23.01.2026. He submits that the present applicant has no criminal antecedents and he is 3 in jail since 09.11.2025, conclusion of the trial may take some time, therefore, he prays for grant of regular bail to the applicant on the ground of parity. 4. On the other hand, learned State counsel opposes the bail application of the present applicant and submits that the case of the present applicant is distinguishable from that of the co-accused, namely, Tilak Nishad, who has been granted bail by this Court, inasmuch as the present applicant is specifically named in the FIR, whereas the said co-accused was not named therein. She further submits that the allegation against the present applicant is that he, along with four other accused persons, assaulted the injured with a knife, causing grievous injury to the intestine of the injured, due to which the intestine protruded out, and as a consequence of the serious and grievous nature of the injury, the injured had to undergo surgery and remained hospitalized for about 13 days. Therefore, considering the specific role attributed to the applicant, the grave nature of the offence, and the grievous injuries sustained by the injured, the applicant is not entitled to the grant of regular bail in the present case. 5. I have heard learned counsel appearing for the parties and perused the case diary. 6. Considering the submissions advanced by learned State counsel, particularly the specific name of the present applicant in the FIR, unlike the co-accused who has been granted bail, as well as the serious allegations that the applicant, along with other co-accused persons, assaulted the injured with a knife causing grievous injury to his intestine, resulting in protrusion of the intestine, surgical intervention, and prolonged hospitalization for about 13 days, this Court is of the considered opinion that, having regard to the distinct role attributed to the applicant, the grievous nature of the injuries caused, and the gravity of 4 the offence, no case for grant of regular bail to the present applicant is made out. 7. Accordingly, the first bail application of the applicant – Manish Nishad @ Dannu, involved in Crime No. 711/2025 registered at Police Station – Bhatapara (Gramin), District – Balodabazar-Bhatapara (C.G.), for the offence punishable under Sections 109, 3(5), 190, 191(2)(3) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Sections 25 and 27 of the Arms Act, is rejected. 8. Needless to say that the trial Court concerned is at liberty to proceed and conclude the trial expeditiously. 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