1 CGHC010220572026 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRCA No. 858 of 2026 Smt. Poonam Sinha W/o Gajendra Sinha Aged About 36 Years R/o Risai Para West, Simon Street, Behind Sachdev House Dhamtari Tehsil And District- Dhamtari (C.G.) ... Applicant Versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through- The Station House Officer, Police Station City Kotwali Dhamtari District- Dhamtari (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) For Applicant : Ms. Aditi Singhvi, Advocate. For Non-applicant/State : Ms. Supriya Upasane, G.A. For Objector : Mr. Pravin K. Dhurandhar, Advocate Hon'ble Mr. Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Order on Board 09.07.2026 1. This anticipatory bail application under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 has been filed by the Applicant, who is apprehending his arrest in connection SAURABH YADAV Digitally signed by SAURABH YADAV Date: 2026.07.13 11:24:06 +0530 2 with Crime No. 132/2026 registered at Police Station – City Kotwali, Dhamtari, District: Dhamtari (C.G.) for the offence punishable under Sections 318 (4) and 237 of BNS. 2. That, as per the prosecution story the complaint was lodged by one Gajendra Sinha who is the husband of the applicant herein alleging that the applicant had filled wrong information in the Registration Form for Mahtari Vandan SIONER Yojna Scheme on 05.02.2024. She has mentioned her husband works in the Agriculture Field and earns a sum of Rs.30,000 monthly/ and has tick marked the widow column and as a result of which has obtained a sum of Rs.1000 per month. But, her husband is not dead and furthermore there is no death certificate attached with the form. A copy of the FIR is being annexed herewith as ANNEXURE A/2. Hence, this application. 3. Learned counsel for the Applicant submits that the applicant is innocent and has been falsely implicated. The allegations against her are false, baseless, and unsupported. The handwriting in the form is not of the applicant but is of the husband and in order to falsely implicate the applicant, the husband has just put a mark in the widow column, with an intention to create doubt and suspicion on the applicant. He further submits that the applicant was made to sign in the 3 blank from by her husband and later on details was filled by the husband. He further submits that the applicant has no previous criminal antecedents, therefore, he prays for grant of anticipatory bail to the applicant. 4. On the other hand, learned State Counsel as well as counsel for the Objector opposes for grant of anticipatory bail to the Applicant. 5. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the material available on record. 6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the material available on record, trial and investigation is likely to take some more time, nature of allegations levelled against the applicant, without further commenting anything on the merits of the case, this Court is of the considered opinion that the Applicant is entitled to the benefit of anticipatory bail. 7. Accordingly, the instant MCRCA is allowed and it is directed that in the event of arrest of the Applicant – Smt. Poonam Sinha, on executing a personal bond with one surety in the like sum to the satisfaction of the arresting Officer, he shall be released on bail on the following conditions:- (a) The Applicant/s shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as 4 to dissuade him/her/them from disclosing such fact to the Court. (b) The Applicant/s shall not act in any manner which will be prejudicial to fair and expeditious trial. (c) The Applicant/s shall appear before the trial Court on each and every date given to him/her/them by the said Court till disposal of the trial. (d)The Applicant/s and the surety shall submit a copy of his/her/their adhaar card along with a colored postcard full size photo having printed the adhaar number on it, which shall be verified by the trial Court. (e)The Applicant/s shall not involve himself/herself/themselves in any offence of similar nature in future. Sd/- (Ramesh Sinha) CHIEF JUSTICE Saurabh