1 CGHC010199822026 2026:CGHC:40582 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 4682 of 2026 Subodh Beck S/o Shri Alexius Beck, Aged About 28 Years R/o Nagerapathar, Aara, Tahsil And District- Jashpur (C.G.). ... Applicant versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through S.H.O. Outpost Sonkyari P.S. Sanna, District- Jashpur (C.G.). ... Non-Applicant For Applicant : Mr. Pushkar Sinha, Advocate For Non-Applicant/State : Mr. Nitansh Jaiswal, Deputy Government Advocate Hon’ble Shri Justice Rakesh Mohan Pandey Order on Board 17/09/2026 1. The applicant has preferred this First Bail Application under Section 483 of the BNSS, 2023 for grant of regular bail, as he has been arrested in connection with Crime No.04/2026, registered at Police Station-Sanna, District Jashpur for the offence punishable under Section 103 (1) of BNS. 2. The case of the prosecution is that a merg intimation was lodged by the informant, Smt. Gunjo Bai, stating that her husband, Ramchandra, on 19.01.2026 at about 02:00 PM, left his house for work near Ghoghra 2 Bridge but did not return, thereafter, on 20.01.2026, during a search near the Eib River, his dead body was found floating in the river. No suspicion was raised against any person, and the FIR was registered against an unknown person. During the investigation, the applicant was arrested, and on the basis of a memorandum statement, he was made an accused for the offence under Section 103(1) of the BNS. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant would submit that the applicant has falsely been implicated in the present case. There is no direct evidence against him, and the investigation has already been completed. The applicant is in jail since 23.01.2026. He would further submit that the cause of death opined in the post-mortem report is asphyxia, whereas the dead body was found in the river; thus, he would pray that the applicant may be enlarged on bail. 4. On the other hand, learned State counsel would oppose the bail application and submit that during the course of the investigation, the police recorded the statements of Bihari lal, Girdhari Yadav and Tuleshwar Ram, who stated that they heard the applicant and the deceased quarrelling in the house during the intervening night of 19.01.2026 and 20.01.2026 and the dead body was subsequently found beneath the bridge. On the basis of the statements of these witnesses, the applicant was arrested. 5. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case diary. 6. Considering the fact that there is no direct evidence against the present applicant and he has been implicated on the basis of the statements of Bihari lal, Girdhari Yadav and Tuleshwar Ram, who merely stated that they heard voices of the applicant and the deceased quarrelling; further considering that the charge-sheet has already been filed, the applicant is in custody since 23.01.2026, and not a single witness has been examined till date, this Court is inclined to allow the bail application. Accordingly, 3 the bail application is allowed. 7. It is directed that in the event of the applicant executing a personal bond for a sum of Rs.50,000/- with one surety in the like sum to the satisfaction of the concerned trial Court, he shall be released on bail, on following conditions :- (i) he 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 from disclosing such fact to the Court, (ii) he shall not act in any manner which will be prejudicial to fair and expeditious trial, and (iii) he shall appear before the trial Court on each and every date given to him by the said Court till disposal of the trial. The observation made hereinabove is for the purpose of deciding this bail application only, the trial Court shall decide the case on its own merits. Sd/- Rakesh Mohan Pandey JUDGE Nadim