1 CGHC010330732026 2026:CGHC:41062 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 8211 of 2026 1 - Suraj Kachi S/o Suresh Kachi Aged About 30 Years R/o Near Khodari Bazar, Police Station Gourela, District- Gourela-Pendra-Marwahi (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Officer-In-Charge, Civil Line Police Station, District- Bilaspur (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) For Applicant : Shri Aman Ansari, Advocate. For Respondent/ State : Shri Jitendra Shrivastava, G.A. Hon'ble Shri Justice Rakesh Mohan Pandey Order on Board 21.09.2026 1. The applicant has preferred this First Bail Application under Section 483 the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for grant of regular bail as he has been arrested in connection with Crime No. 1376/2025 registered at Police Station Civil Line, Bilaspur (C.G.) for the offence under Sections 331(4), 305, 317(2) & 3(5) of BNS. NIRMALA RAO 2 2. The case of the prosecution, in brief, is that on 19.11.2025, the complainant reported that, between 4.11.2025 and 19.11.2025, some unknown persons had entered the complainant's house and stolen one silver sindoor box, two large silver anklets, two small silver anklets, and cash amounting to Rs. 50,000/-. Thereafter, an offence/FIR was registered against the applicant, and he was arrested in connection with the aforementioned crime. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant would submit that the applicant is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. He would further submit that the applicant is the sole earning member of his family and is facing financial hardship. The applicant is in jail since 5.4.2026, and the conclusion of the trial is likely to take some time. Therefore, the instant bail application may kindly be allowed. 4. On the other hand, learned State counsel submits that gold and silver ornaments were seized from the possession of the applicant, and some of the articles were identified by the complainant, Vishnu Kumar Verma. The applicant sold the ornaments to one co-accused, namely, Sanjay Soni, who runs a jewellery shop. As per the memorandum statement, the applicant admitted to having committed thefts at different places, and cash amounting to Rs. 50,000/- was also recovered at his instance. Therefore, the present bail application deserves to be rejected. 5. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case diary. 6. Having considered the fact that seven criminal cases of a similar nature, registered during the years 2025–26, and one criminal case registered under the Gambling Act at Police Station Civil Lines on different dates are pending consideration before the competent Court, 3 and that, in some of the cases, the stolen articles were identified by their respective owners, and further considering the fact that the applicant is a habitual offender and that the stolen articles were seized from his possession at his instance, I am not inclined to grant bail to the applicant. 7. Accordingly, the bail application of the applicant is rejected. Sd/- (Rakesh Mohan Pandey) Judge Nimmi