1 CGHC010257072026 2026:CGHC:28924 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRCA No. 1056 of 2026 • Raj Kishore Shah S/o Ramnath Shah, Aged About 52 Years R/o House No. 2260 Malpada, Mihijam, District Jamtada ( Jharkhand) ... Applicant versus • State Of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer G.R.P. Bilaspur District Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh) ... Non-applicant (Cause title taken from Case Information System) For Applicant : Mr. U. K. S. Chandel, Advocate. For State/Non-applicant : Ms. Supriya Upasane, G.A. Hon'ble Mr. Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Order on Board 10.07.2026 1. This first anticipatory bail application filed under Section 482 of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 has been filed by the applicant, who is apprehending his arrest in connection with Crime No.51/2026 registered at Police Station GRP, Bilaspur District Bilaspur (C.G.) for the offence punishable under Section 305(C) and 112 of B.N.S., 2023. 2. The prosecution's case, in brief, is that the complainant, on 03.05.2026 complainant reported that theft of her gold jewellery worth Rs.1,74,000/- from the Titlagarh Passanger train. During the investigation, in the memorandum statement of co-accused persons DEEPTI JHA Digitally signed by DEEPTI JHA 2 namely Tushar Paswan, Bhoni Devi, Virasat Pasi and Mamoni Kachra, they deposed that in collusion with children, they systematically stole the jewellery and sold the same in low price to the present applicant, who is the jeweller by profession. Based on above facts, police registered case against the applicant. Hence, this application. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant would submit that the applicant is innocent and he has been falsely implicated in crime in question. He submits that applicant did not the theft the alleged jewellery, he only received the stole ornaments by the co-accused persons. It is further submitted that only on the basis of memorandum statement of co- accused persons, the present applicant has been falsely implicated in crime question. Further, he submits that there is no criminal antecedents were registered against the applicant therefore, he prays for grant of anticipatory bail to the applicant. 4. On the other hand, learned State counsel for the non-applicant/State, would opposed the bail application of the applicant and submitted that stolen ornaments have been seized from the possession of the present applicant and nothing has been seized from the possession of the co- accused persons, therefore, applicant may not be enlarged on bail. 5. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case diary. 6. Considering the facts & circumstances of the case on the basis of memorandum statement recovery has been made from the possession of the present applicant and nothing has been seized from the possession of the co-accused persons, therefore, without commenting 3 anything on merits, I am not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the applicant. 7. Accordingly, the anticipatory bail application of the applicant – Raj Kishore Shah, involved in Crime No.51/2026 registered at Police Station GRP, Bilaspur District Bilaspur (C.G.) for the offence punishable under Section 305(C) and 112 of B.N.S., 2023, is rejected. Sd/- (Ramesh Sinha) Chief Justice Deepti Jha