1 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 4941 of 2026 1 - Harish Kumar Paikra S/o Shri Adhin Paikra Aged About 23 Years R/o Village- Khammarhdih Police Station Lawan District- Balodabazar-Bhathapara (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer Police Station - Sarkanda District- Bilaspur (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner(s) : Shri Shashank Upadhyaya, Advocate For Respondent/State : Shri Jitendra Shrivastava, Govt. Adv. ({Hon’ble Shri Justice Sachin Singh Rajput}) Order on Board 26/05/2026 Heard on admission. Admit. Issue notice to the respondent/State. Learned State counsel accepts notice. As the case diary is available, the matter is heard finally. The applicant has been arrested in connection with Crime No.1640/2024 registered at police station–Sarkanda, District–Bilaspur (CG) for alleged commission of offences under Section 103 (1) of BNS 2023. 2 2. Prosecution case in brief is that complainant namely Dhansai Kurrey lodged a report that his brother-in-law found dead at his home in naked condition on bed. There were blood spots on the bed and injury marks on his face and other parts of body. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant is innocent and he has been falsely implicated. There is no admissible evidence against the applicant. He submits that out of 25 witnesses cited in the charge sheet, 15 material witnesses have been examined and they have not stated anything against the applicant. He further submits that there is CCTV camera installed in the house of neighbour of the deceased and there is no CCTV footage showing the applicant in the nearby vicinity on the date of incident. He submits that the applicant is in jail since 29/12/2024 and prays that the bail application may be allowed. 4. On the other hand, learned State counsel submits that on the disclosure statement of the applicant, motor cycle of the deceased; his mobile phone have been seized. Call records indicates that there has been conversation between the applicant and the deceased on the date of incident. He submits that murder weapon and blood stained clothes have also been seized on the disclosure statement of the applicant and therefore, the applicant is not entitled to grant of bail. 5. Heard learned counsel for the parties and considered their rival submissions. 6. Taking into consideration the submission made and evidence collected, at this stage, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the applicant. The bail application is accordingly rejected. However, it is expected that learned trial Court shall expedite the trial and conclude the same within a reasonable period of time. Sd/- ({Sachin Singh Rajput}) JUDGE Deepti DEEPTI HARIKUMAR Digitally signed by DEEPTI HARIKUMAR Date: 2026.05.26 14:34:50 +0530