1 CGHC010313712026 2026:CGHC:36601 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 7601 of 2026 Rama Kurre S/o Raju Kurre Aged About 20 Years R/o Mini Basti, Gurughasidas Nagar, Bilaspur, District- Bilaspur (C.G.) ... Applicant versus State of Chhattisgarh Through Station House O0cer, Police Station - Civil Line, Bilaspur, District- Bilaspur (C.G.) ... Non-applicant For Applicant : Mr. Krishna Kumar Khatri, Advocate. For Non-Applicant/State : Mr. Shubham Bajpai, Panel Lawyer. Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha , Chief Justice Order on Board 17.08.2026 1. The applicant has preferred this First Bail Application under Section 483 of B.N.S.S. for grant of regular bail, as he has been arrested in connection with Crime No. 887/2026, registered at Police Station Civil Line, District – Bilaspur (C.G) for the o:ence punishable under Sections 25 and 27 of the Arms Act. 2. As per the prosecution story, in brief, it is alleged that on 25.06.2026, an intimation was given at Police Station Civil Lines, Bilaspur, to the e:ect that the applicant was carrying a Gupti (a sharp-edged weapon) and was threatening persons passing near Rajeev Gandhi Chowk, Bilaspur. On ABHISHEK SHRIVAS Digitally signed by ABHISHEK SHRIVAS Date: 2026.08.18 16:11:01 +0530 2 the basis of the said information, the police personnel reached the spot and arrested the applicant along with the said weapon. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant has been falsely implicated in this case. He further submits that the alleged o:ences are triable by the Magistrate and are not punishable with imprisonment for life or with the death penalty. He submits that the charge-sheet has already been =led, and the trial is likely to take considerable time to conclude. Therefore, the applicant may kindly be released on bail. He further submits that the applicant is a young person, and his prolonged pre-trial detention is likely to adversely a:ect his future. He submits that the present applicant has been in jail since 25.06.2026 and conclusion of the trial is likely to take quite long time. Therefore, he prays for releasing the applicant on regular bail. 4. On the other hand, learned State Counsel appearing for the State/non- applicant opposes the bail application and submits that in the present case charge sheet has not been submitted before the competent Court. He submits that the present applicant has 06 criminal antecedents under the BNS and Arms Act, which shows that the present applicant is a habitual o:ender. As such, he is not entitled for grant of bail. 5. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case diary. 6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, and also considering the fact that the applicant has 06 criminal antecedents under the BNS and the Arms Act, as re@ected in Part-D of the present bail application, it appears that the applicant is a habitual o:ender and also in light of the judgment rendered by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Deepak Yadav v. State of Uttar Pradesh & Another, reported in (2022) 8 SCC 559, wherein the Hon’ble Supreme Court had cancelled the bail 3 granted to the accused therein on the ground that the accused had previous antecedents, this Court is of the opinion that it is not a =t case to enlarge the applicant on regular bail. Accordingly, the bail application of the applicant – Rama Kurre, involved in Crime No. 887/2026, registered at Police Station Civil Line, District – Bilaspur (C.G) for the o:ence punishable under Sections 25 and 27 of the Arms Act, is rejected at this stage. 7. O0ce is directed to send a certi=ed copy of this order to the trial Court concerned for necessary information and compliance forthwith. Sd/- (Ramesh Sinha) Chief Justice Abhishek