1 / 3 CGHC010349602026 2026:CGHC:42411 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRCA No. 1477 of 2026 1. Ritesh Kashyap S/o Kamlesh Kashyap Aged About 24 Years R/o Village- Kirari Police Station And Tahsil - Akaltara, District- Janjgir-Champa (C.G.) 2. Kumar Kashyap S/o Loknath Kashyap Aged About 19 Years R/o Village- Kirari Police Station And Tahsil - Akaltara, District- Janjgir-Champa (C.G.) 3. Ramkumar Kenwat S/o Sundar Lal Kenwat Aged About 18 Years R/o Village- Kirari Police Station And Tahsil - Akaltara, District- Janjgir-Champa (C.G.) ... Applicants versus • State Of Chhattisgarh Through- The District- Magistrate District- Janjgir- Champa (Police of Police Station Akaltara District- Janjgir-Champa (C.G.) ... Non-applicant For Applicants : Mr. Vivek Singhal, Advocate For Respondent-State : Mr. Varunendra Mishra, Panel Lawyer Hon'ble Shri Parth Prateem Sahu, Judge ORDER ON BOARD 29/09/2026 1. Applicants have preferred this application under Section 482 of Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for grant of anticipatory bail as they apprehend their arrest in connection with Crime No. 482/2026 registered at Police Station- Akaltara, District Janjgir-Champa (C.G.) for the offence punishable under Sections 296, 115(2), 351, 333 and 3(5) of B.N.S. 2023. 2. Case of prosecution, in brief, is that on 13.08.2026, complainant, Rajeshwari Verma, lodged a report in Police Station Akaltara that on 12.08.2026, at about 8:30 p.m., while she was at home, applicants along with other persons came to her house and knocked on the door. When she opened it, Ritesh Kashyap, asked for her husband's whereabouts PAWAN KUMAR JHA Digitally signed by PAWAN KUMAR JHA Date: 2026.09.30 10:45:48 +0530 2 / 3 regarding their some previous enmity. On being told that he was not at home, accused persons entered the house and began searching for him in her room. When she went into the room, son of Loku caught hold of her hair, and Ritesh Kashyap and the other accused together assaulted her with hands, fists and a belt. As soon as her husband arrived, accused persons abused him in filthy language, threatened to kill him, and assaulted him with hands, fists, a belt and a stick. The complainant sustained injuries on her left wrist, forehead, head and cheek, while her husband sustained injuries on the head, left hand and chest. On the basis of her report, aforementioned crime was registered. 3. Learned counsel for the applicants would submit that absolutely false allegation has been levelled against applicant of outraging modesty of complainant. He submits that applicants and the complainant are neighbors and due to some previous enmity false allegations have been levelled against them. He contended that from the F.I.R. and the allegation levelled, it appears that applicants went to the complainant’s house in search of husband of complainant due to some previous dispute, however, there was no intention of applicant, as per allegation, about committing offence of outraging modesty, as alleged and from the face of F.I.R. it is apparent that false allegation to implicate the applicants in grave offence have been levelled against them. 4. On the other hand, learned State counsel opposes the submission of counsel for applicants and would submit that there is one criminal antecedent against applicant No. 1 of the year 2024 for the offence under Section 394, 506 pt.II and 323 IPC. 5. At this stage, learned counsel for applicant submits that the applicant No. 1 has been acquitted from the said charges, as disclosed in Part-D of the bail application. 3 / 3 6. I have heard learned counsel for the respective parties and also perused the documents available in the application. 7. On due consideration of the entirety of the facts and circumstances of the case, nature of allegation, submission of learned counsel for the parties as also the tender age of applicants, without commenting anything on merits, I am inclined to allow this anticipatory bail application. 8. Accordingly, application is allowed and it is directed that in the event of arrest of applicants in connection with the crime in question (No. 482/2026), they shall be released on anticipatory bail by the Officer arresting them on their executing a personal bond in the sum of ₹25,000/- each applicant with one surety in the like sum to the satisfaction of the concerned arresting Officer. Applicants shall also abide by the following conditions: (i) that the applicants shall make themselves available for interrogation before the Investigation 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 conclusion of the trial. 9. 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) pwn JUDGE