1 2026:CGHC:22954 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 4534 of 2026 Madhuban Soni S/o Late Shri Madan Soni Aged About 19 Years R/o Subhash Nagar Gali No. 01, Back of Santoshi Nagar, P.S. Ganj, Distt. - Raipur (C.G.) ... Applicant versus State of Chhattisgarh Through Police Station - Ganj, Distt. - Raipur (C.G.) ... Non-applicant For Applicant : Mr. Pragalbha Sharma, Advocate. For Non-Applicant/State : Ms. Ankita Shukla, Panel Lawyer. Hon'ble Mr. Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Order on Board 14.05.2026 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. 39/2026 registered at Police Station – Ganj, District Raipur (C.G.), for the offences punishable under Sections 296, 351(2), 115(2), 118(1), 109 and 3(5) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. 2. As per the prosecution story, on 05.02.2026, the applicant, Madhuban Soni, along with a juvenile co-accused, intercepted the complainant and initiated a verbal altercation involving abusive language. The confrontation quickly turned physical. The core allegation of the ABHISHEK SHRIVAS Digitally signed by ABHISHEK SHRIVAS Date: 2026.05.15 17:38:55 +0530 2 prosecution is that the applicant used a broken, sharp beer bottle to launch a lethal assault on the complainant. On the basis of the said allegations, an offence has been registered against the applicant. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the present applicant has been falsely implicated in this case. He submits that the applicant has no role to play in the commission of the alleged offence. The applicant did not use any broken beer bottle or any other weapon to assault the complainant. The injuries sustained by the complainant were purely accidental and were caused by street debris. He also submits that the prosecution story is completely concocted and manipulated to falsely implicate the applicant. The true facts of the incident are that the complainant accidentally slipped and fell onto a broken bottle that was already lying on the street. The medical evidence records injuries on the complainant’s back. This physical evidence is entirely consistent with the defence’s version that the complainant fell backward onto sharp glass pieces lying on the road, rather than being subjected to an intentional assault. He submits that the applicant is a young boy of 19 years, standing at the threshold of his life. Continued detention would cause irreparable damage to his future and deprive him of reformative opportunities, which is a settled consideration in bail jurisprudence. He submits that the applicant has no criminal antecedents and he is in jail since 11.02.2026, conclusion of the trial may take some time, therefore, he prays for grant of regular bail to the applicant. 4. On the other hand, learned State counsel opposes the bail application of the present applicant and submits that the applicant assaulted the injured with a broken beer bottle, causing injuries to the injured’s back, left hand, and waist. She further submits that, upon perusal of the MLC of the injured, the Doctor who initially prepared the MLC had described the 3 injuries as simple in nature, but subsequently corrected them to moderate. Considering the allegations against the applicant, she contends that 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 allegations levelled against the applicant, particularly that he assaulted the injured with a broken beer bottle causing injuries to the back, left hand, and waist of the injured, and further considering the medical evidence placed on record, wherein the injuries were subsequently opined to be moderate in nature, this Court is not inclined to grant regular bail to the applicant. 7. Accordingly, the first bail application of the applicant – Madhuban Soni, involved in Crime No. 39/2026 registered at Police Station – Ganj, District Raipur (C.G.), for the offences punishable under Sections 296, 351(2), 115(2), 118(1), 109 and 3(5) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, 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