1 CGHC010366842026 2026:CGHC:41216 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRCA No. 1553 of 2026 1 - Yash Janokar @ Shivam S/o Shri Nandkumar Janokar, Aged About 18 Years R/o Devrikhurd, Police Station - Torva, Bilaspur, Distt. Bilaspur (C.G.) ... Applicant versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer, Police Station - Masturi, Distt. Bilaspur (C.G.) ... Respondent (Cause title is taken from CIS) For Applicant : Mr. Ajay Ayachi, Advocate For State/Respondent : Mr. Varunendra Mishra, Panel Lawyer Hon’ble Shri Justice Parth Prateem Sahu Order on Board 22/09/2026 1. Applicant has preferred First bail application under Section 482 of Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for grant of anticipatory bail as he apprehends his arrest in connection with Crime No. 609/2026 registered at Police Station- Masturi, District Bilaspur RAVI SHANKAR MANDAVI Digitally signed by RAVI SHANKAR MANDAVI 2 (C.G.) for offence punishable under Sections 309(6) of BNS and Sections 25, 27 of the Arms Act. 2. Case of the prosecution, in brief, is that is that on the basis of the oral complaint made by the complainant Rajeev Kaushik, Crime No. 609/26 was registered at Police Station Masturi on 02.09.2026 against two unknown persons under Section 309(6) of the B.N.S. and Sections 25 and 27 of the Arms Act. According to the complaint, two persons riding a scooter stopped the complainant's scooter and, while showing a sharp-edged knife, abused and assaulted him. They also committed the offence of robbing the complainant's iPhone. During the course of investigation, co-accused Rajkumar Dhruv was arrested. Upon his memorandum being recorded, he disclosed that he had committed the offence along with Shivam. On the basis of these allegations, the present crime came to be registered against the applicant and the other co-accused persons. Hence, the anticipatory bail application. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant is not involved in alleged commission of offences and he has been falsely implicated in the crime in question only on the basis of memorandum statement of co-accused. Applicant is a young boy aged about 18 years, student of class 10th studying in Kulchuru Vidya Mandir and his terminal examination is to be commenced from 26.10.2026. If he has not been given the benefit of 3 anticipatory bail, his career will be affected. There is no other criminal antecedent registered against the applicant. Hence, he may be enlarged on bail. 4. Learned State counsel opposes the submission of learned counsel for applicant and submits that according to the FIR, two persons came on Scooter and have committed the offence. One person was caught hold and arrested on the spot and the other another ran away. However, learned State counsel submits that there is no other criminal antecedent registered against the applicant. 5. I have heard learned counsel for the respective parties and also perused the documents enclosed along with bail application including the mark sheet of the applicant of S.E.C. Railway Higher Secondary School No.2, Budhwari Bazar, Bilaspur (C.G.) of Class 9th and further the fee receipt of Kulchuri Vidya Mandir in the name of applicant, tendering age of the applicant, without commenting anything on merits, I am inclined to allow this anticipatory bail application. 6. Accordingly, application is allowed and it is directed that in the event of arrest of applicant in connection with the aforementioned crime number, he shall be released on anticipatory bail by the Officer arresting him on his executing a personal bond in the sum of ₹25,000/- with one surety in the like sum to the satisfaction of 4 the concerned arresting Officer. Applicant shall also abide by the following conditions: (i) that the applicant shall make himself available for interrogation before the Investigation Officer as and when required; (ii) that the applicant 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 applicant shall not act, in any manner, which will be prejudicial to fair and expeditious trial; and (iv) that the applicant shall appear before the trial Court on each and every date given to him by the said Court till disposal of the trial. 7. Office is directed to send a certified copy of this order to the trial Court concerned for necessary information and compliance forthwith. Sd/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) JUDGE Ravi Mandavi