1 2026:CGHC:23527 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR CRMP No. 1391 of 2026 Ramkumar Toppo S/o Dhaneshwar Toppo Aged About 39 Years R/o Village Keonchi District Bilaspur C.G. Applicant(s) versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through - Forest Range Officer Belgahna District Bilaspur C.G. Respondent(s) (Cause-title taken from Case Information System) For Applicant(s) : Dr. Arpit Lall, Advocate For Respondent(s) : Mr. Priyank Rathi, GA Hon’ble Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Order on Board 02/06/2026 1. When the Court resumed its proceeding, Dr. Arpit Lall, Advocate appears and made a request for listing of the present CRMP, which is filed for correction of the name of the petitioner herein in the bail order. 2. Considering the nature of matter, the same is directed to be listed and taken up for hearing. 3. By way of the present Criminal Miscellaneous Petition (CRMP) under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS), AMARDEEP CHOUBEY Digitally signed by AMARDEEP CHOUBEY Date: 2026.06.02 18:39:11 +0530 2 the petitioner seeks correction of his name in the order dated 04/05/2026 passed in MCRC No. 3739/2026 (Rajkumar Toppo & Others v. State of Chhattisgarh), contending that his correct name is Ramkumar Toppo. 4. The petitioner, along with four other co-applicants, had preferred MCRC No. 3739/2026 under Section 483 of the BNSS seeking grant of regular bail in connection with Forest Crime No. 17717/04 registered at Forest Range, Belgahna, District Bilaspur, for offences punishable under Sections 9, 39(1)(g), 39(1)(h), 39(1)(c), 44(h), 48-A, 50 and 51 of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972. By order dated 04/05/2026, this Court allowed the said application and granted regular bail to all the applicants. 5. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was shown as "Rajkumar Toppo" (Applicant No. 1) in the bail application, whereas his correct name is "Ramkumar Toppo". It is submitted that while rejecting the bail application vide order dated 06/04/2026 passed in BA No. 571/2026, the learned Trial Court had inadvertently recorded the petitioner's name as "Rajkumar Toppo". Consequently, the same name was reflected in the bail application filed before this Court and, therefore, in the order dated 04/05/2026 passed in MCRC No. 3739/2026. Learned counsel further submits that the petitioner's correct name is "Ramkumar Toppo", as evidenced by his Aadhaar Card and PoR placed on record. It is, therefore, prayed that the petitioner's name be corrected from "Rajkumar Toppo" to "Ramkumar Toppo" in the cause title as well as in paragraph 7 of the order dated 04/05/2026. 6. Learned State counsel does not oppose the prayer made on behalf of the 3 petitioner. 7. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the order passed in MCRC No. 3739/2026, the documents placed on record, including the Aadhaar Card and PoR of the petitioner. 8. Upon consideration of the submissions advanced and the material available on record, this Court finds that the petitioner's name was erroneously recorded as "Rajkumar Toppo" in the order passed by the learned Trial Court and that the same error continued in the bail application filed before this Court. The mistake appears to be bona fide and purely clerical in nature. Accordingly, this Court deems it appropriate to direct that the name of Applicant No. 1 in the cause title and paragraph 7 of the order dated 04/05/2026 passed in MCRC No. 3739/2026 shall be read as "Ramkumar Toppo" in place of "Rajkumar Toppo". All other findings, observations and directions contained in the said order shall remain unaltered. 9. A certified copy of this order shall be supplied along with a copy of the order dated 04/05/2026 passed in MCRC No. 3739/2026. 10. Consequently, the present CRMP stands allowed to the extent indicated hereinabove. SD/- (Ramesh Sinha) Chief Justice Amar