1 CGHC010345712026 2026:CGHC:42797 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRCA No. 1486 of 2026 1 - Smt Tikatin Bai alias Pushpa W/o Late Navratna Singh Aged about 51 Years R/o Purani Basti P.S. Kotwali, District : Korba, Chhattisgarh ... Applicant versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer, Police Station Kotwali Korba, District : Korba, Chhattisgarh ... Respondent (Cause title is taken from CIS) For Applicant : Mr. Shubham Dev Mallick, Advocate For State/Respondent : Mr. Avinash Singh, G.A. For Objector : Mr. Vikas Pandey, Advocate Hon’ble Shri Justice Parth Prateem Sahu Order on Board 01/10/2026 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. 0649/2026 registered at Police Station- Kotwali Korba, District Digitally signed by PRAVEEN KUMAR SINHA Date: 2026.10.03 15:01:24 +0530 2 Korba (C.G.) for offence punishable under Sections 464, 463, 467, 470, 471 and 120-B of IPC. 2. Case of the prosecution, in brief, is that the Chetna Singh whose is daughter of the applicant had filed a complaint case before the Jurisdictional Magistrate under Section 175 (3) of BNSS. The Jurisdictional Magistrate after enquiring into the compliant has directed to concerned police station to register the crime, accordingly, aforementioned case is registered. Applicant apprehends his arrest in connection with the aforementioned crime number. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant is innocent, not involved in alleged commission of offences and she has been falsely implicated in the crime in question. Applicant is known as Tikatin Bai alias Pushpa, accordingly the certificate is also issued by the Sarpanch. He also contended that in the service record of her deceased husband, photograph is also affixed. Copy of the said document is enclosed as Annexure A/4. There is no other criminal antecedent registered against the applicant. Applicant is aged about 51 years and being a lady, hence, she may be enlarged on anticipatory bail. 4. Learned State counsel opposes the submission of learned counsel for applicant and submits that complaint is filed by the daughter of the applicant alleging that the applicant impersonating herself to be Tikatin Bai has withdrawn the death-cum-retiral 3 benefits of Late Navratna Singh, based upon which the crime is registered. 5. Mr. Vikas Pandey, counsel for the complainant/objector would also oppose the submission made by learned counsel for the appellant and made similar submission as stated by the learned counsel for the State. 6. I have heard learned counsel for the respective parties and also perused the documents enclosed along with bail application. 7. On due consideration of the facts and circumstances of the case, nature of allegation, submission of learned counsel for the parties, further considering that the applicant is lady aged about 51 years and there is no other criminal antecedent registered against the applicant, 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 applicant in connection with the aforementioned crime number, she shall be released on anticipatory bail by the Officer arresting her on her executing a personal bond in the sum of ₹25,000/- with one surety in the like sum to the satisfaction of 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; 4 (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/her by the said Court till disposal of the trial. Certified copy as per rules. Sd/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) JUDGE Ravi Mandavi