1 2026:CGHC:10381 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 1472 of 2026 1 - Sahdev Suryavanshi S/o Shri Karan Sai Harijan, Aged About 37 Years, R/o Village Thanggaon (Chhuaiepara) P.S. And Tahsil Khadgawa And District- Koriya (C.G.). ... Applicant versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through P.S. Baikunthpur, Tahsil And District- Koriya (C.G.). ... Respondent For Applicant : Mr. Jameel Akhtar Lohani, Advocate. For Respondent/State : Mr. Sumit Singh, Dy.A.G. Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal Order on Board 27 / 02 / 2026 1. The accused/applicants have moved this first bail application under Section 483 of BNSS, 2023, for releasing him on regular bail during trial in connection with Crime No. 348/2025 registered at Police Station – Baikunthpur, District –Koriya (C.G.) for the offence punishable under Section 103(1), 109(1), 326(g), 332-A, 249(A), 61(2)(a) and 3(5) of the BNS, 2023. 2. The prosecution's case, in brief, is that on 14.10.2025 at about 11:15 PM, the main accused, Suresh Thakur @ Kanpuriya, along with co-accused persons, poured petrol on the house of 2 his father-in-law and mother-in-law and set it ablaze using firecrackers. As a result, the house caught fire, leading to the death of his father-in-law Rai Ram Kewat, and injuries to his mother-in-law, Parvati. Her dying declaration was recorded. Based on this, crime has been registered and memo of the applicant has been recorded pursuant to which Rs.3,000/- has been seized from the present applicant. After due investigation, charge-sheet has been filed. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant is innocent and has been falsely implicated in the crime in question. It is further submitted that the main culprit is Suresh Thakur @ Kanpuriya, who committed the act along with other co-accused persons, and the present applicant has been falsely implicated, with a fabricated story of his involvement, allegedly recovering Rs. 3,000/- cash which belongs to the applicant. It is also submitted that the name of the present applicant was not mentioned in the dying declaration of the injured, Parvati. The applicant has no criminal antecedents and has been in jail since 21.10.2025. Given that there is no likelihood of the case being decided in the near future, the applicant may be released on bail. 4. On the other hand, the learned State counsel opposed the bail application, submitting that the present applicant assisted the accused persons in committing the crime by keeping a bag containing petrol, crackers, a country-made gun, and bullets in the temple of his house, for which the present applicant 3 received Rs. 3,000/- from the co-accused. Therefore, considering the nature and gravity of the offence, the applicant should not be granted bail. 5. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case diary. 6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, particularly the nature and gravity of the offence and taking into account that the trial has not yet commenced, at this stage, I am not inclined to release the applicant on bail. 7. Accordingly, the bail application filed under Section 483 of BNSS, 2023 is rejected. 8. Office is directed to sent a certified copy of this order to the trial Court concerned for necessary information and compliance forthwith. Sd/- (Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal) Judge Sourabh P.