1 2026:CGHC:1088 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 10442 of 2025 1 - Tridev Ratre S/o Sonsai Ratre Aged About 20 Years R/o Village Goda, Out Post Kanakbira, Police Station Sarangarh, District Sarangarh-Bilaigarh (C.G.) 2 - Prashant Mishra S/o Devendra Mishra Aged About 20 Years R/o Village Malda, Police Station Sarangarh, District Sarangarh-Bilaigarh (C.G.) 3 - Vivek Sahu S/o Santram Sahu Aged About 19 Years R/o Village Baghanpur, Police Station Sarangarh, District Sarangarh-Bilaigarh (C.G.) ...Applicants versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through - S.H.O. Of The Police Station Sarangarh, District Sarangarh-Bilaigarh (C.G.) ... Non-applicant For Applicants : Mr. Abhishek Saraf, Advocate. For Non-Applicant/State : Mr. Priyank Rathi, Government Advocate. Hon'ble Mr. Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Order on Board 07.01.2026 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 VAIBHAV SINGH Digitally signed by VAIBHAV SINGH Date: 2026.01.08 12:08:00 +0530 2 applicants who have been arrested in connection with Crime No. 576/2025 registered at Police Station - Sarangarth District Sarangarh- Bilaigarh (C.G.), for the offence punishable under Section 310(2) of the BNS. 2. As per the prosecution story in brief is that on 31-10-2025 Complainant Khirod Shah lodge written complaint alleging that, on 24-10-2025, the accused Purushottam Shrivas and his 06 other companions, wearing masks on their faces, in a conspiracy, stopped the car of the complainant, assaulted him with hands and fists and while threatening, looted the Rs. 600 cash, silver bracelet, silver ring. Vivo V-18 mobile with SIM number 9777373282 and took the complainant to the top of the mountain and threatened to throw him from the mountain if he did not pay the money, then Rs. 84,000 was transferred to mobile number 8269339065 through mobile phone pay. Even after that, the accused again assulted the complainant and asked him to get the money, then the complainant called his father's Modhahin 10,000 was deposited on the mobile number 8269339085 of the accused through which the complainant was released, On the basis of that the offence under section 310 (2) BNS was found to have occurred, than the applicants have been arrested on (1) 01-11-2025 (2 and 3) 07-11-2025 in the aforementioned offence and charge sheet has been filed in the case. 3. Learned Counsel for the applicants submits that the present applicants have been falsely implicated in this case. He further submits that a similarly situated co-accused, namely Prabhat @ Vikki, has already been enlarged on bail by this Hon’ble Court in M.Cr.C. No. 10195/2025 vide order dated 11.12.2025, and therefore the present applicants are 3 entitled to the benefit of parity. No incriminating seizure has been made from applicant Tridev Ratre, while only unidentified articles, namely cash and a mobile phone, were seized from the other applicants, which does not attract the alleged offences. The applicants have no previous criminal antecedents, are poor persons and the sole bread earners of their joint families, belonging to respectable families of the locality. They have been in custody since 01.11.2025 and 07.11.2025 respectively, the charge-sheet has already been filed, and the trial is likely to take considerable time to conclude. The applicants are permanent residents of the address mentioned in the cause title, there is no likelihood of their absconding or tampering with the evidence, and they are ready to furnish adequate surety and abide by all conditions imposed by this Hon’ble Court; hence, their further detention is not justified and they deserve to be enlarged on bail. 4. On the other hand, learned counsel for the State, opposes the bail application of the applicants. 5. I have heard learned counsel appearing for the parties and perused the case diary. 6. Considering the overall facts and circumstances of the case, the nature and gravity of the allegations levelled against the applicants, and the fact that the co-accused, namely Prabhat @ Vikki, has already been granted bail by this Hon’ble Court vide order dated 11.12.2025 passed in MCRC No. 10195 of 2025, and further taking into account that the charge-sheet has already been filed before the competent Court, and that applicant No. 1 is in jail since 01.11.2025 while applicant Nos. 2 & 3 jail in custody since 07.11.2025, and as the conclusion of the trial is 4 likely to take considerable time, this Court is of the considered opinion that the applicants deserve to be released on bail in the present case. 7. Let the applicants – Tridev Ratre, Prashant Mishra & Vivek Sahu involved in Crime No. 576/2025 registered at Police Station - Sarangarth District Sarangarh-Bilaigarh (C.G.), for the offence punishable under Section 310(2) of the BNS, be released on bail on furnishing a personal bond with two local sureties each in the like sum to the satisfaction of the Court concerned with the following conditions:- (i) The applicants shall file an undertaking to the effect that they shall not seek any adjournment on the dates fixed for evidence when the witnesses are present in Court. In case of default of this condition, it shall be open for the trial court to treat it as abuse of liberty of bail and pass orders in accordance with law. (ii) The applicants shall remain present before the trial court on each date fixed, either personally or through their counsel. In case of their absence, without sufficient cause, the trial court may proceed against them under Section 269 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. (iii) In case, the applicants misuse the liberty of bail during trial and in order to secure their presence, proclamation under Section 84 of BNSS. is issued and the applicants fail to appear before the court on the date fixed in such proclamation, then, the trial court shall initiate proceedings against them, in accordance with law, under Section 209 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. 5 (iv) The applicants shall remain present, in person, before the trial court on the dates fixed for (i) opening of the case, (ii) framing of charge and (iii) recording of statement under Section 351 of BNSS. If in the opinion of the trial court absence of the applicants are deliberate or without sufficient cause, then it shall be open for the trial court to treat such default as abuse of liberty of bail and proceed against them in accordance with law. 8. Office 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 vaibhav