1 CGHC010322522026 2026:CGHC:37594 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 7815 of 2026 1 - Lalit Yadav S/o Late Ramkumar Yadav Aged About 28 Years R/o Kanpa Nahar Para, Mowa, Near Mamta Kirana Store, Police Station Pandri, District Raipur Chhattisgarh ... Applicant(s) versus 1 - State of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer, Police Station Kabir Nagar, District Raipur Chhattisgarh ... Respondent(s) For Applicant(s) : Mr. Gaurav Singhal, Advocate through Legal Aid For Respondent(s)/State : Ms. Sameeksha Gupta, Panel Lawyer Hon'ble Mr. Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Order on Board 21.08.2026 1. This is the first application filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short, “BNSS”), seeking grant of regular bail to the applicant, who has been arrested in connection with RUCHI YADAV Digitally signed by RUCHI YADAV 2 Crime No. 194/2025 registered at Police Station Kabir Nagar, District Raipur (Chhattisgarh), for the offences punishable under Sections 140(3), 309(6) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. 2. As per the prosecution case, in brief, the complainant, namely Kuldeep Yadav, lodged a report at Police Station Kabir Nagar, District Raipur, alleging that the applicant, along with co-accused Nitin Yadav and Kush Nirmalkar, threatened him with a knife and forcibly took an amount of Rs. 2,000/- from him. It is further alleged that the accused persons wrongfully detained the complainant in his Venue Car bearing registration No. CG-04-ND-5577. On the basis of the said report, Crime No. 194/2025 was registered against the applicant and co-accused persons for the offences punishable under Sections 140(3), 309(6) and 3(5) of the BNS. Hence, the present bail application. 3. 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 complainant and the applicant are well acquainted and were friends, and on the date of the incident, they were together in the complainant's car from about 12:00 noon to 9:00 p.m. It is further submitted that a dispute arose between them regarding the playing of music, which resulted in a verbal altercation, pursuant to which the complainant lodged a false and fabricated report against the applicant and the co-accused persons. Learned counsel further submits that the charge-sheet has already been filed, the applicant is in custody since 06.09.2025 and the trial is likely to take considerable time to conclude. On these grounds, learned counsel prays that the applicant be enlarged on bail. 3 4. Per contra, learned State counsel opposes the bail application and submits that the applicant has three criminal antecedents. It is further submitted that the bail application of the co-accused, who has five criminal antecedents, has been rejected by this Court vide order dated 10.07.2026 passed in M.Cr.C. No. 5257/2026. Therefore, considering the nature of the allegations and the criminal antecedents of the applicant, learned State counsel prays for rejection of the bail application. 5. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the material available on record. 6. Taking into consideration the nature of the allegations against the applicant and more particularly, the fact that the applicant has three criminal antecedents, coupled with the fact that the bail application of the co-accused having five criminal antecedents has already been rejected by this Court vide order dated 10.07.2026 passed in M.Cr.C. No. 5257/2026, this Court is not inclined to extend the benefit of bail to the applicant at this stage. Therefore, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, this Court is of the opinion that no case for grant of regular bail is made out. 7. Accordingly, the bail application preferred by the applicant Lalit Yadav in connection with Crime No. 194/2025 registered at Police Station Kabir Nagar, District Raipur (Chhattisgarh), for the offences punishable under Sections 140(3), 309(6) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, deserves to be and is hereby rejected at this stage. 8. Needless to say that the trial Court concerned is at liberty to proceed 4 and conclude the trial expeditiously. 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