1 CGHC010274882026 2026:CGHC:31500 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR M.Cr.C(A) No.1166 of 2026 Adarsh Singh S/o Koushal Singh Aged About 20 Years R/o Santoshi Nagar Raipur Chhattisgarh. ... Applicant versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through- Station House Officer, Police Station D.D. Nagar, District- Raipur, Chhattisgarh. ... Non-applicant For Applicant : Mr. Rahil Arun Kochar, Advocate. For Non-applicant/State : Ms. Ritika Verma, PL. Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Order On Board 23.07.2026 1. The Applicant has preferred this anticipatory bail application under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for grant of Anticipatory Bail, apprehending his arrest in connection with Crime No.337/2026, registered at SISTLA NEELIMA VISHNU PRIYA Digitally signed by SISTLA NEELIMA VISHNU PRIYA Date: 2026.07.23 18:20:46 +0530 2 Police Station – DD Nagar, District Raipur (C.G.) for alleged commission of offences punishable under Sections 109(1), 115(2), 126(2), 191(3) and 296 of BNS. 2. The prosecution case, in brief, is that during the course of investigation it was revealed that on 26.05.2026, the present Applicant had an altercation with the complainant party and on the following day, i.e., 27.05.2026, the Applicant, along with the co-accused, allegedly intercepted the complainant party by stopping their vehicle and in furtherance of their common intention, actively participated in the assault. It is alleged that the Applicant played a principal role in the incident, while the co-accused Adarsh Rajput assaulted the complainant party with a knife with the intention to cause death, inflicting injuries near the eye, on the head, back, leg and waist, whereas the other accused persons assaulted them with fists and kicks. The injured persons were immediately taken for medical examination at AIIMS, Raipur, though the medical report is still awaited. During investigation, bloodstained clothes of the complainant and the injured persons, as well as the vehicle allegedly used in the commission of the offence, were seized. Based on these allegations, the offences as mentioned above, were registered against the present Applicant. 3 3. Learned Counsel for the Applicant submits that the Applicant is innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present case. It is contended that the Applicant and the complainant were friends and had attended a birthday party together, where the incident allegedly took place. It is further submitted that the co-accused, who is alleged to have caused injuries to the injured persons only by hands, has already been granted the benefit of anticipatory bail and so far as the present Applicant is concerned, though it is alleged that he was carrying a knife, he is a young student and has been falsely implicated and trial is likely to take quite considerable time for its conclusion, therefore, he may be granted the benefit of anticipatory bail. 4. On the other hand, learned State Counsel opposes the application and submits that the case of the present Applicant stands on a different footing from that of the co-accused who has been granted anticipatory bail. It is contended that while the said co-accused is alleged to have assaulted the injured only with hands and fists, the present Applicant is specifically alleged to have been armed with a knife and to have inflicted injuries upon the injured persons. It is further submitted that the injured sustained injuries on the back as well as below the eyebrow, apart from other injuries, therefore, considering the 4 specific role attributed to the present Applicant and the nature of the injuries caused, it is prayed that the application be rejected. 5. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the material available on record. 6. Considering the submissions advanced by learned Counsel for the parties, the material available in the case diary, the specific role attributed to the present Applicant, the allegation that he was armed with a knife and inflicted injuries upon the injured persons, including injuries below the eyebrow and on the back, the nature and gravity of the allegations and the fact that the case of the co-accused who has been granted anticipatory bail is distinguishable on facts, investigations is still going on, without further commenting anything on the merits of the case, this Court is not inclined to extend the extraordinary discretionary relief of anticipatory bail to the Applicant. 7. 7. Accordingly, the Anticipatory Bail application of the Applicant – Adarsh Singh, filed under Section 482 of the BNSS, 2023 in connection with Crime No.337/2026, registered at Police Station – DD Nagar, District Raipur (C.G.) for alleged 5 commission of offences punishable under Sections 109(1), 115(2), 126(2), 191(3) and 296 of BNS, is hereby rejected. 8. Office is directed to provide a certified copy of this order to the trial Court concerned for necessary information. Sd/- (Ramesh Sinha) Chief Justice Priya