1 CGHC010363652026 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 8682 of 2026 1 - Manjusha Panna D/o Habil Panna, Aged About 31 Years R/o Subhashnagar, Bhagwanpur, Police Station Gandhinagar, District- Surguja (C.G.) Present Address Village Jamdi, Dumartoli, Police Station And Tehsil Shankargarh, District- Balrampur- Ramanujganj (C.G.) ...Applicant versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through S H O, Police Station Shankargarh, District- Balrampur- Ramanujganj (C.G.) --- Non-applicant For Applicant : Mr. Akash Shrivastava, Advocate For Non-applicant : Mr. Vivek Sharma, PL Hon’ble Shri Justice Rakesh Mohan Pandey Order On Board 30.09.2026 1) This is the first bail application filed under Section 483 of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, for grant of regular bail, as she has been arrested in connection with Crime No. 1/2026 registered at Police Station Shankargarh, District: Balrampur-Ramanujganj (C.G.), for the offence under Sections 305, 331 (3) and 3 (5) of BNS. 2) The case of the prosecution, in brief, is that co-accused Anand Panna, in his memorandum statement, allegedly stated that an amount of 2 Rs.20,000/-, being the proceeds of the theft, was transferred to the bank account of the present applicant. On the basis of said memorandum statement, the present applicant was arrested on 29.07.2026. 3) Learned counsel for the applicant would submit that the main accused, namely, Smt. Nileema Gaien and Akash Gaien, along with co-accused Anand Panna, committed theft of gold and silver ornaments. He would further submit that the applicant has no previous criminal antecedent and is in judicial custody since 29.07.2026. It is further submitted that similarly situated co-accused, namely, Smt. Nileema Gaien and Akash Gaien, have already been granted bail by this Court in M.Cr.C. No. 7457/2026 vide order dated 31.08.2026 and, therefore, on the ground of parity also, the present applicant deserves to be enlarged on bail. 4) On the other hand, learned State counsel, appearing for the State/non- applicant, opposes the bail application. However, he could not dispute the fact that similarly situated co-accused, namely, Smt. Nileema Gaien and Akash Gaien, have already been granted bail by this Court in M.Cr.C. No. 7457/2026 vide order dated 31.08.2026 and the applicant has no criminal antecedent. 5) I have heard learned counsel appearing for the parties and perused the case diary. 6) Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, nature and gravity of the offence, period of detention of the applicant since 29.07.2026, the allegation against her being limited to transfer of a sum of Rs.20,000/- into her bank account by the main accused, her having no previous criminal antecedent, and the fact that similarly situated co-accused, namely, Smt. Nileema Gaien and Akash Gaien, 3 have already been granted bail by this Court in M.Cr.C. No. 7457/2026 vide order dated 31.08.2026, I am inclined to grant bail to the applicant, without further commenting on the merits of the case. Accordingly, 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/she shall be released on bail on the following conditions:- (i) he/she 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 fact to the Court; (ii) he/she shall not act in any manner which will be prejudicial to fair and expeditious trial, & (iii) he/she 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 learned trial Court shall decide the case on its own merits. Sd/- (Rakesh Mohan Pandey) JUDGE Rekha