1 CGHC010237972026 2026:CGHC:31506 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 5784 of 2026 1 - Rehan @ Ajmal Quraishi S/o Aslam Quraishi Aged About 24 Years R/o Pathaan Mohalla, Near Navin Masjid, Chantidih, Police Station- Sarkanda, District : Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. ... Applicant(s) versus 1 - State of Chhattisgarh Through- Station House Officer (S. H. O.) Police Station- Sarkanda, District : Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. ... Respondent(s) For Applicant(s) : Mr. Avinash K. Mishra, Advocate For Respondent(s)/State : Ms. Ankita Shukla, P.L. Hon'ble Mr. Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Order on Board 23.07.2026 1. This is the second bail application filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, seeking grant of regular bail to the applicant, who has been arrested in connection with Crime No. 635/2024 registered at Police Station- Sarkanda, District- Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh), for the offences punishable under Sections 307/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 25 and 27 of the Arms Act. RUCHI YADAV Digitally signed by RUCHI YADAV 2 2. The first bail application preferred by the applicant was dismissed by this Court vide order dated 17.10.2024 passed in MCRC No. 6988 of 2024. 3. The prosecution story, in brief, is that FIR was registered on the basis of a complaint lodged by the father of the victim, Rahul Kenwat. It is alleged that the complainant was informed by his son that, at about 12:05 a.m. on the intervening night of 10/11.06.2024, the present applicant, along with co-accused Ali Varis Quraishi and Siraj Ali @ Sheru Khan, assaulted him with a knife, causing multiple injuries to him. Owing to the injuries sustained, the victim was admitted to the hospital for medical treatment. During the course of investigation, the police registered the offence against the applicant and the aforesaid co-accused, arrested the applicant on 11.06.2024. 4. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant is innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present case. It is submitted that the applicant's first bail application was dismissed. It is further submitted that, so far as the progress of the trial is concerned, out of 13 prosecution witnesses, only 3 witnesses have been examined and the victim has already turned hostile. With regard to the criminal antecedents of the applicant, learned counsel submits that the said cases are still pending trial and owing to his detention in the present case, the applicant could not appear before the concerned Trial Courts, as a result of which non-bailable warrants came to be issued against him. It is further 3 submitted that the applicant has been in judicial custody since 11.06.2024. The investigation has been completed and the charge-sheet has already been filed. As the conclusion of the trial is likely to take considerable time, it is prayed that the applicant be enlarged on regular bail. 5. Learned State counsel opposes the bail application and submits that the applicant inflicted multiple injuries upon the victim with a knife which were dangerous to life. It is further submitted that considering the nature and gravity of the offence, the applicant is not entitled to the grant of bail. Accordingly, it is prayed that the bail application be rejected. 6. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the material available on record. 7. Considering the entire facts and circumstances of the case, particularly the prosecution material prima facie indicates that the applicant, along with the co-accused, assaulted the victim with a knife, resulting in multiple injuries. The medical material on record reflects that the injuries sustained by the victim include a stab injury, which is stated to be dangerous to life. Thus, the accusation against the applicant pertains to a serious offence punishable under Section 307 of the IPC. Merely because the victim has turned hostile during trial would not, by itself, entitle the applicant to the grant of bail, particularly when the case is to be adjudicated on the basis of the entire evidence that may be 4 adduced during trial. The evidentiary value of the testimony of the victim and its impact on the prosecution case are matters to be considered by the learned Trial Court at the appropriate stage. Although the applicant has remained in judicial custody since 11.06.2024 and the investigation has been completed with the filing of the charge-sheet, having regard to the seriousness of the allegations, the nature of the injuries suffered by the victim, and the overall facts and circumstances of the case, this Court does not find it to be a fit case for grant of regular bail at this stage. Accordingly, the bail application preferred by the applicant Rehan @ Ajmal Quraishi in connection with Crime No.635/2024 registered at Police Station- Sarkanda, District- Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh), for the offences punishable under Sections 307/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 25 and 27 of the Arms Act, deserves to be and is hereby rejected at this stage. 8. The trial Court concerned is directed to make every endeavour to conclude the trial within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 9. The Office is directed to provide a certified copy of this order to the trial Court for necessary information and compliance forthwith. Sd/- (Ramesh Sinha) CHIEF JUSTICE Ruchi