1 CGHC010322902026 2026:CGHC:37142 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No.7692 of 2026 1 - Shama Parveen W/o Irfan Khan Aged About 56 Years, R/o Near Anganbadi Shiv Nagar, Santoshi Nagar Police Station Tikrapara District Raipur C.G. 2 - Shami Raza @ Raja S/o Irfan Khan Aged About 30 Years (Wrongly Mentioned As Sameer) R/o Near Anganbadi Shiv Nagar, Santoshi Nagar, Police Station Tikrapara District Raipur C.G. ... Applicants versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer, Police Station Tikrapara, District Raipur C.G. ...Non-applicant _____________________________________________________ For Applicants :Mr. Sachin Nidhi, Advocate. For Non-applicant/State :Ms. Ritika Verma, PL. Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha , Chief Justice Order on Board 19.08.2026 SISTLA NEELIMA VISHNU PRIYA Digitally signed by SISTLA NEELIMA VISHNU PRIYA Date: 2026.08.20 11:13:02 +0530 2 1. The Applicants have preferred this 1st Bail Application under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for grant of regular bail, as they have been arrested in connection with Crime No.297/2026 registered at Police Station – Tikrapara, District Raipur (C.G.), for the offences under Sections 80 & 3(5) of BNS. 2. As per the prosecution case, deceased Yasmin was married to Irshad Khan on 30.06.2020 and on the night of 02.04.2026, she allegedly attempted to commit suicide, pursuant to which she was rushed to Navkar Hospital and after being kept under observation in the ICU, was declared dead on 03.04.2026. Thereafter, an FIR was lodged by the police on the basis of the statements of the relatives of the deceased, alleging that she was subjected to harassment by her husband and his relatives in connection with a demand for dowry and that, being aggrieved by such harassment, she committed suicide. Based on these allegations, the offences as mentioned above have been registered against the present Applicant. Hence this application. 3. Learned Counsel for the Applicants submits that the Applicants are innocent and have been falsely implicated in the present case. It is contended that the Applicants are the mother-in-law and brother-in-law of the deceased, while the 3 husband of the deceased is already in custody. It is further submitted that there is no dying declaration or suicide note implicating the Applicants and that the cause of death has been opined to be asphyxia. He lastly submits that the Applicants are in custody since 05.04.2026 and the trial is likely to take considerable time for its conclusion, therefore, they may be granted bail. 4. On the other hand, learned State Counsel opposes the bail application. 5. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case diary. 6. Considering the submissions advanced by learned Counsel for the parties, the material available in the case diary, the nature of the allegations, the fact that the Applicants are in custody since 05.04.2026, there is no dying declaration or suicide note implicating them, the husband of the deceased is already in custody and the trial is likely to take considerable time for its conclusion, without further commenting anything on the merits of the case, this Court is of the considered opinion that it is a fit case to allow the application. Accordingly, the bail application is allowed. 7. Let Applicants- Shama Parveen & Shami Raza @ Raja involved in Crime No.297/2026 registered at Police Station – 4 Tikrapara, District Raipur (C.G.), for the offences under Sections 80 & 3(5) of BNS be released on bail on their furnishing a personal bond with two sureties each in the like sum to the satisfaction of the Court concerned with the following conditions:- (i) The applicant/s shall file an undertaking to the effect that he/she/they shall not seek any adjournment on the dates fixed for evidence when the witnesses are present in court. In case of default of this condition, it shall be open for the trial court to treat it as abuse of liberty of bail and pass orders in accordance with law. (ii) The applicant/s shall remain present before the trial court on each date fixed, either personally or through his/her/their counsel. In case of his/her/their absence, without sufficient cause, the trial court may proceed against him/her/them under Section 269 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. (iii) In case, the applicant/s misuse/s the liberty of bail during trial and in order to secure his/her/their presence, proclamation under Section 84 of BNSS. is issued and the applicant/s fail/s to appear before the court on the date fixed in such proclamation, then, the trial court shall initiate proceedings against him/her/them, in accordance with law, under Section 209 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. (iv) The applicant/s shall remain present, in person, before the trial court on the dates fixed for (i) opening of the case, (ii) framing of charge and (iii) recording of statement under Section 351 of BNSS. If in the opinion of the trial court absence of the applicant/s is deliberate or without sufficient cause, then it shall be open for the trial court to treat such default as abuse of liberty of bail and proceed 5 against him/her/them in accordance with law. 8. Office is directed to send a certified copy of this order to the trial Court concerned for necessary information and compliance forthwith. Sd/- (Ramesh Sinha) Chief Justice Priya