1 CGHC010296782026 2026:CGHC:34555 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR M.Cr.C(A) No.1276 of 2026 Ajay Tandon S/o Bhagwat Tandon Aged About 30 Years R/o Village Semariya, P.S. Lormi, Distt. Mungeli, Chhattisgarh ... Applicant versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer, P.S. Lormi, Distt. Mungeli, Chhattisgarh. ... Non-Applicant For Applicant : Mr. Rajeev Kumar Dubey, Adv. For Non-applicant/State : Ms. Nupur Trivedi, PL. For Complainant : Mr. Sunil Pilai, Advocate. Hon'ble Mr. Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Order on Board 06.08.2026 1. This anticipatory bail application under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 has been filed by the Applicant who is apprehending his arrest in connection with Crime No.263/2026 registered at Police Station – Lormi, SISTLA NEELIMA VISHNU PRIYA Digitally signed by SISTLA NEELIMA VISHNU PRIYA Date: 2026.08.07 11:19:17 +0530 2 District Mungeli (C.G.) for the offences punishable under Sections 132, 221, 296, 3(5) and 351(3) of BNS as also under Sections 3 of CG Medicare Service Persons and Medicare Service Institutions (Prevention of Violence and Damage or Loss to Property) Act, 2010. 2. Case of the prosecution, in brief, is that the Block Medical Officer, 50-Bedded Hospital, Lormi, lodged a written complaint at Police Station Lormi alleging that during the intervening night of 17/18.06.2026, the present Applicant, along with co-accused person namely Akash Tandon, unlawfully entered the hospital premises and obstructed the discharge of official duties by the hospital staff. It is alleged that the accused persons abused the hospital authorities in filthy language, extended threats to kill them and without obtaining permission from the hospital authorities, forcibly shifted admitted patients from the hospital in their private ambulance. Based on these allegations, the offences as mentioned above have been registered against the present Applicant. Hence, this application. 3. Learned Counsel for the Applicant submits that the Applicant is innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present case. It is further submitted that the allegations are general in nature and no recovery has been effected from the 3 possession of the Applicant. He further submits that the co- accused Durgesh Tandon and Akash Tandon, who are similarly situated, have already been granted the benefit of anticipatory bail by this Court vide order dated 16.07.2026 passed in MCRCA No.1057/2026, and therefore, on the ground of parity, the present Applicant is also entitled to the same relief. 4. On the other hand, learned State Counsel as well as learned Counsel appearing for the Complainant oppose the application and submit that the present Applicant, who is engaged in operating a private ambulance, along with the other co-accused persons, unlawfully entered the Government Hospital and forcibly shifted admitted patients in his private ambulance after obstructing the hospital staff in the discharge of their official duties. It is further submitted that the Applicant has four criminal antecedents, out of which two have not been properly explained by the Applicant and therefore, no case for grant of anticipatory bail is made out. Learned Counsel appearing for the Complainant further submits that two of the criminal antecedents are of a similar nature and the benefit of parity cannot be extended to the present Applicant, as the co-accused who have been granted anticipatory bail did not have any criminal antecedents, 4 whereas the present Applicant has previous criminal antecedents. Accordingly, it is prayed that the application may be rejected. 5. Considering the submissions advanced by learned Counsel for the parties, the material available in the case diary, the nature of allegations, the fact that no specific overt act has been attributed to the present Applicant except a general allegation of accompanying the other co-accused persons, the fact that similarly situated co-accused Durgesh Tandon and Akash Tandon have already been granted the benefit of anticipatory bail by this Court vide order dated 16.07.2026 passed in MCRCA No.1057/2026, the fact that the role attributed to the present Applicant is substantially similar to that of the co-accused, the fact that the trial is likely to take considerable time for its conclusion and without further commenting anything on the merits of the case, this Court is of the considered opinion that, notwithstanding the criminal antecedents attributed to the Applicant, the present case deserves to be extended the benefit of parity with the co- accused. 6. Accordingly, the instant MCRCA is allowed and it is directed that in the event of arrest of the Applicant – Ajay Tandon, on executing a personal bond with one surety in the like sum to 5 the satisfaction of the arresting Officer, he shall be released on bail on the following conditions:- (a) The Applicant/s 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/them from disclosing such fact to the Court. (b) The Applicant/s shall not act in any manner which will be prejudicial to fair and expeditious trial. (c) The Applicant/s shall appear before the trial Court on each and every date given to him/her/them by the said Court till disposal of the trial. (d)The Applicant/s and the surety shall submit a copy of his/her/their adhaar card along with a colored postcard full size photo having printed the adhaar number on it, which shall be verified by the trial Court. (e)The Applicant/s shall not involve himself/herself/themselves in any offence of similar nature in future. Sd/- (Ramesh Sinha) CHIEF JUSTICE Priya