1 2026:CGHC:21683 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR M.Cr.C No.4346 of 2026 1 - Dhanendra Chaturwedi S/o Manvishram Chaturwedi Aged About 42 Years R/o Kuteshar, Vikaskhand, Aarang, PO.- Godi, P.S.- Mandir Hasaud, Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 2 - Kamal @ Kamlesh Chaturwedi S/o Manvishram Chaturwedi Aged About 34 Years R/o Kuteshar, Vikaskhand, Aarang, PO.- Godi, P.S.- Mandir Hasaud, Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 3 - Annu @ Anil Chaturwedi S/o Manvishram Chaturwedi Aged About 36 Years R/o Kuteshar, Vikaskhand, Aarang, PO.- Godi, P.S.- Mandir Hasaud, Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 4 - Ramlaksh Chaturwedi S/o Manvishram Chaturwedi Aged About 34 Years R/o Kuteshar, Vikaskhand, Aarang, PO.- Godi, P.S.- Mandir Hasaud, Raipur, Chhattisgarh. ... Applicants versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Station House Officer, Police Station- Mandir Hasaud, District- Raipur (C.G.) .... Non-Applicant _____________________________________________________ For Applicants :Mr. Muskaan Fatwani, Advocate. For Non-applicant/State :Mr. Ankita Shukla, PL. Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha , Chief Justice Order on Board SISTLA NEELIMA VISHNU PRIYA Digitally signed by SISTLA NEELIMA VISHNU PRIYA Date: 2026.05.11 10:34:36 +0530 2 08.05.2026 1. The Applicants have preferred this 1st Bail Application under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for grant of regular bail, as they have been arrested in connection with Crime No.163/2026 registered at Police Station – Mandir Hasaud, District Raipur (C.G.), for the offence under Sections 333, 296, 115(2), 351(2), 118(2) and 3(5) of the BNS, 2023. 2. The prosecution story, in brief, is that on 31.03.2026 at about 08:00 AM, a dispute arose between the complainant and co- accused Annu @ Anil Chaturvedi over filling of water from the borewell situated at the Samajik Bhawan. It is alleged that thereafter all the accused persons abused, threatened and assaulted the complainant and his family members with hands, fists, kicks, rod and bamboo sticks causing injuries to them, on the basis of which the present offences were registered at against the present Applicants. However, the prosecution story itself reflects a sudden quarrel arising out of a trivial issue relating to filling of water, which has been exaggerated by making omnibus allegations against all the accused persons. Hence, this application. 3. Learned counsel for the Applicants submits that the Applicants are innocent and have been falsely implicated in 3 the present case. It is further submitted that FIR has been lodged iled with a delay, the Applicants are in jail since 01.04.2026 and conclusion of trial is likely to take quite some time, therefore, they may be granted bail. 4. On the other hand, learned counsel for the State opposes the bail application and submits that the injuries sustained by the complainants are grievous in nature, both parties have received injuries, the FIR filed from the side of the Applicants was for bailable offences, charge sheet has been filed and there is one previous criminal antecedent against Applicant No.1-Dhanendra Chaturwedi. 5. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case diary. 6. Considering the overall facts and circumstances of the case, the submissions advanced on behalf of learned Counsel for the parties, the pre-trial detention and conclusion of trial is likely to take considerable time, without commenting anything on the merits of the case, this Court is inclined to extend the benefit of bail to the Applicants. Accordingly, the present MCRC is allowed. 7. Let applicants- Dhanendra Chaturwedi, Kamal @ Kamlesh Chaturwed, Annu @ Anil Chaturwedi and Ramlaksh Chaturwedi involved in Crime No.163/2026 registered at 4 Police Station – Mandir Hasaud, District Raipur (C.G.), for the offence under Sections 333, 296, 115(2), 351(2), 118(2) and 3(5) of the BNS, 2023 be released on bail on their furnishing a personal bond with two sureties each in the like sum to the satisfaction of the Court concerned with the following conditions:- (i) The applicant/s shall file an undertaking to the effect that he/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 applicant//s shall remain present before the trial court on each date fixed, either personally or through his/their counsel. In case of his/their absence, without sufficient cause, the trial court may proceed against him/them under Section 269 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. (iii) In case, the applicant/s misuse/s the liberty of bail during trial and in order to secure his/their presence, proclamation under Section 84 of BNSS. is issued and the applicant/s fail/s to appear before the court on the date fixed in such proclamation, then, the trial court shall initiate proceedings against him/them, in accordance with law, under Section 209 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. (iv) The applicant/s 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 applicant/s is/are 5 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 him/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 Priya