1 CGHC010288012026 2026:CGHC:32367 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRCA No.1187 of 2026 1 - Smt. Laxmi Sidar W/o Lakeshwar Sidar (Wrongly Mentioned As Smt. Laxmi, Father- Lakeshwar Sidar), Aged About 52 Years, Occupation- Sarpanch, Gram Panchyat- Libra 2 - Smt. Sarasvati Sidar (Wrongly Mentioned As Smt. Sarasvati) W/o Akshay Sidar Aged About 30 Years (Wrongly Mentioned As Smt. Sarasvati), Occupation- Up- Sarpanch, Gram Panchyat- Libra 3 - Kamlesh @ Kushlendra Sidar (Wrongly Mentioned As Kamlesh @ Kushlendra) S/o Lakeshwar Sidar Aged About 26 Years All R/o Village Libra, Police Station Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) Applicant (s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Station House Officer, Police Station- Tamnar, District- Raigarh (C.G.) Respondent(s) For Applicant (s) : Mr. Hari Agrawal, Advocate For Respondent(s) : Mr. Sourabh Sahu, PL Hon'ble Mr. Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Order on Board 28.07.2026 Digitally signed by R NIRALA 2 1. This is the first bail application filed under Section 482 of Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for grant of anticipatory bail to the applicants, who are apprehending their arrest in connection with Crime No.290/2025, registered at Police Station Tamnar, District Raigarh (C.G.) for the offence punishable under Sections 333, 296, 351 (3) & 3 (5) of BNS. 2. The case of the prosecution, in brief, is that a complaint was lodged by complainant namely Subhashini Gupta making allegations therein that on 08.12.2026 at 7-8 PM, when the complainant was in her house, all the three named accused persons, along with 15-20 other villagers, including both men and women, entered her house, by breaking open the lock of the door. Thereafter, all the persons abused the complainant in filthy and obscene language for the reason that she was the only person supporting Jindal Company in the Public Hearing, whereas all the other villagers were protesting against the public hearing. Thereafter a case was registered against the accused. 3. Learned counsel for the applicants submits that the applicants are innocent and have been falsely implicated in crime in question. He further submitted that the applicant No.1 is Sarpanch, whereas the applicant No.2 is Upsarpanch and the applicant No.3 is the son of the applicant No.1 and 3 different FIRs have been registered against the applicants by 3 different complainants with respect to one incident dated 08.12.2026 including the present one and the bail application related to 3 second FIR is listed tomorrow, whereas in 3rd FIR, the applicants are already cooperating with the investigation, as is evident from the report of the SHO annexed with the bail application. Therefore, under these circumstances, the applicants may kindly be released on anticipatory bail. 4. Learned State counsel opposes the bail application of the applicants and submits that the applicants have forcefully entered into the house of the complainant, who is lady and assaulted her, as such they have committed a serious offence. Therefore, the applicants may not be enlarged on anticipatory bail. 5. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused all the documents available on record. 6. Considering the facts & circumstances of the case, nature of allegation levelled against the present applicants and for the fact that 3 different FIRs have been registered against the applicants by 3 different complainants with respect to one incident dated 08.12.2026 and the applicants are already cooperating with the investigation in other FIRs as per the report of the SHO, therefore, without commenting anything on merits, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the applicants. 7. Accordingly, the instant MCRCA is allowed and it is directed that in the event of arrest of the applicants Smt. Laxmi Sidar, Smt. Sarasvati Sidar and Kamlesh @ Kushlendra Sidar, on executing a personal bond and one surety in the like sum to the 4 satisfaction of the arresting Officer, they shall be released on bail on the following conditions:- “(a) the applicants shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him/her from disclosing such fact to the Court. (b) the applicants shall not act in any manner which will be prejudicial to fair and expeditious trial. (c) the applicants shall appear before the trial Court on each and every date given to him/her by the said Court till disposal of the trial. (d) the applicants and the surety shall submit a copy of his adhaar card along with a coloured postcard full size photo having printed the adhaar number on it, which shall be verified by the trial Court. (e) the applicants shall not involve themselves in any offence of similar nature in future.” Sd/- (Ramesh Sinha) Chief Justice Nirala