1 CGHC010288052026 2026:CGHC:32662 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRCA No. 1213 of 2026 1 - Laxmi Sidar W/o Lakeshwar Sidar Aged About 52 Years Occupation Sarpanch, Gram Panchayat Libra, All Are R/0 Village Libar, Police Station Tamnar, District Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. 2 - Sarasvati Sidar W/o Akshya Sidar Aged About 30 Years Occupation Up Sarpanch, Gram Panchayat Libra - R/0 Village Libar, Police Station Tamnar, District Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. 3 - Milti Sidar W/o Samaylal Sidar Aged About 45 Years R/0 Village Libar, Police Station Tamnar, District Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. 4 - Kushlendra Sidar S/o Lakeshwwar Sidar Aged About 26 Years R/0 Village Libar, Police Station Tamnar, District Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. ... Applicants versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Station House Officer, Police Station Tamnar District Raigarh Chhattisgarh. ... Non-Applicant For Applicants : Miss Pragati Jaiswal, Advocate. For Non-Applicant : Shri Sourabh Sahu, PL. KRISHNA KUMAR BARVE Digitally signed by KRISHNA KUMAR BARVE Date: 2026.07.30 19:21:45 +0530 2 Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha , Chief Justice Order on Board 29/07/2026 1. This first anticipatory bail application under Section 482 of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 has been filed by the applicants, who are apprehending their arrest in connection with Crime No.291/2025 registered at Police Station – Tamnar, District- Raigarh (C.G.) for the offence punishable under Sections 333, 127(2), 115(2), 296, 351(3) & 3 (5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (for short ‘BNS’). 2. The prosecution story, in brief, is that a complaint was lodged by complainant namely Saudamini Patnaik on 9.12.2025 making allegations therein that on 08.12.2025 at about 7-8 PM, when the complainant was in her house, all the 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. Hence the bail application. 3. Learned counsel for the applicants submits that the applicants are innocent and have been falsely implicated in crime in question. She further submits that applicant No.1 is Sarpanch, whereas the 3 applicant No.2 is Upsarpanch and the applicant No.4 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 08.12.2025 including the present one and the present bail application is related to third FIR, whereas in other FIRs, 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. On the other hand, learned State counsel opposes the bail application of the applicants and submits that the applicants have forcefully entered 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 of the documents taken 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 08.12.2025 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 4 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 – Laxmi Sidar, Sarasvati Sidar, Milti Sidar & Kushlendra Sidar, on executing a personal bond with one surety each in the like sum to the satisfaction of the Arresting Officer, they shall be released on bail on the following conditions:- (a) they should 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 from disclosing such fact to the Court. (b) they should not act in any manner which will be prejudicial to fair and expeditious trial. (c) they should appear before the trial Court on each and every date given to him by the said Court till disposal of the trial. (d) The Applicants and the sureties shall submit a copy of their adhaar card alongwith a colored postcard full size photo having printed the adhaar number on it, which shall be verified by the trial Court. (e) they should not involve themselves in any offence of similar nature in future. Sd/- (Ramesh Sinha) CHIEF JUSTICE Barve