1 CGHC010360712026 2026:CGHC:40688 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRCA No. 1529 of 2026 1 - Amrita Wd/o Late Shiv Kumar Netam Aged About 35 Years 2 - Ranjeeta Mandavi W/o Rakesh Kumar Mandavi Aged About 40 Years 3 - Indrani @ Rani W/o Amit Kumar Aged About 28 Years 4 - Shakun Korram Wd/o Late Kamal Korram Aged About 65 Years 5 - Tijan Bai W/o Amit Kumar Korram Aged About 30 Years All are R/o Village- Maneri, Tehsil- Purur, District- Balod (C.G.) --- Applicants versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Ps- Purur, District- Balod, (C.G.) --- Respondent (Cause title is taken from CIS system) For Applicants : Mr. Shobhit Koshta, Advocate For Respondent/State : Mr. Aman Tamrakar, P.L. Hon'ble Shri Justice Parth Prateem Sahu Order On Board 17/09/2026 1. This is the first bail application filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNSS’) for grant of anticipatory bail to the applicants who are apprehending their arrest in connection with Crime No.67 of 2026 registered at Police Station Purur, District – Balod (C.G.) for offence under Sections 115 (2), 121 (1), 126 (2), 132, 191 (2), 191 (3), 221, 262, 263, 296, 351 (3) of B.N.S. BALRAM PRASAD DEWANGAN Digitally signed by BALRAM PRASAD DEWANGAN 2 2. The case of the prosecution, in brief, is that on 05.07.2026, when the police personnel of Police Station Puru, District Balod, went to arrest Amit Kumar Korram, who is an accused in Crime No. 61 of 2026 for the offence punishable under Section 20(B) of the NDPS Act, applicants No. 1 to 3, who are sisters, applicant No. 4, who is mother, and applicant No. 5, who is the first wife of the accused Amit Kumar Korram, resisted his arrest along with 16 other accused persons. They also abused and apprehended the police officials, as a result of which one Vishwajeet Markam, A.S.I., fell down and sustained simple injuries. 3. Learned counsel for applicants submits that applicants are innocent and they have been falsely implicated in this case and they have not committed any offence as alleged. He submits that when the police came to the house of applicants, they have resisted the arrest of Amit Kumar Korram in some other offence without their being any appropriate documents shown to them. Applicants are family members of Amit Kumar Korram. Applicants No.1 to 3 are sisters, applicant No.4 is mother and applicant No.5 is first wife of Amit Kumar Korram. Applicants undertakes to cooperate in the investigation. He also submits that according to his instructions, injuries stated to be suffered by police on his hand is of simple in nature. Hence, applicants may be extended benefit of anticipatory bail. 4. Learned State counsel opposes the submission of learned counsel for applicants and would submit that applicant No.2 is having two criminal antecedents of the year 2020 for alleged commission of offence U/s. 294, 506, 323 of I.P.C. and one of preventive nature. He also submits 3 that in the proceedings under Section 85 (3)/(6) of Cr.P.C., bamboo stick was seized from applicant No.4. 5. When question is posed to learned counsel for for parties as to in which offence Amit Kumar Korram is to be arrested, learned counsel for applicants submits that he was an accused in Crime No. 61 of 2026, P.S. Purur for alleged offence U/s. 20 (b) of NDPS Act. He submits that Amit Kumar Korram has been made accused only on the basis of the memorandum statement of the co-accused Ravi Netam from whose possession, contraband Ganja has been seized. He submits that he is in possession of the charge-sheet of that crime. He has also shown the copy of charge-sheet and the annexed documents to the learned State counsel. 6. I have heard learned counsel for parties and perused the documents placed on record. 7. Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case, the nature of allegation and submission made by learned counsel for respective parties, without commenting anything on merits of the case, I am inclined to release the applicants on anticipatory bail. 8. Accordingly, the anticipatory bail application is allowed. It is directed that in the event of arrest of the applicants in connection with the aforesaid offence, they shall be released on anticipatory bail by the officer arresting them on their executing a personal bond in the sum of Rs.25,000/- with one surety each in the like sum to the satisfaction of the concerned arresting officer. Applicants shall also abide by the following conditions:- 4 (i) that the applicants shall make themselves available for interrogation before the investigating officer as and when required; (ii) that the applicants 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 from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer; (iii) that the applicants shall not act, in any manner, which will be prejudicial to fair and expeditious trial; and (iv) that the applicants shall appear before the trial Court on each and every date given to them by the said Court till disposal of the trial. Certified copy as per rules. Sd/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) Judge Balram