1 CGHC010371922026 2026:CGHC:42796 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRCA No. 1575 of 2026 1 - Madhav Gupta S/o Sarkas Gupta Aged About 60 Years R/o Village Bijna P.S. And Tahsil Tamnar District- Raigarh, Chhattisgarh ... Applicant versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Officer In Charge Police Station Tamnar, District- Raigarh, Chhattisgarh ... Respondent (Cause title is taken from CIS) For Applicant : Mr. Ashutosh Mishra, Advocate For State/Respondent : Mr. Anant Bajpai, Panel Lawyer 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. 303/2025 registered at Police Station- Tamnar, District Raigarh Digitally signed by PRAVEEN KUMAR SINHA Date: 2026.10.03 15:01:25 +0530 2 (C.G.) for offence punishable under Sections 126(2), 296, 351(2), 109(1), 191(1), 191(2), 191(3), 190, 132,121(1) and 49 of BNS. 2. Case of the prosecution, in brief, is that Anil Vishwakarma City Superintendent of Police posted as Cyber Cell Raigarh lodged a complaint that on 27.12.2025 at Village Libra that some protesters gathered against the public hearing of Coalmines at Garepelma Sector Tamnar along with the villagers and the farmers at the place of incident and were protesting, in the meantime some of the protesters became aggressive and the protest became violent. It has been further alleged that some of the villagers stated abusing and assaulting the police officers and caused injuries to them. 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 he has been falsely implicated in the crime in question. Applicant is not named in the FIR. He submits that according to the prosecution about 100’s of persons were present on the spot agitating/protesting, based upon which the report was lodged and the crime is registered. One of the co-accused Rupesh Patel similarly placed has been extended anticipatory bail by Hon’ble Supreme Court in SLP (CRL.) No.9742 of 2026, hence, the applicant may be extended the benefit of anticipatory bail. 3 4. Learned State counsel opposes the submission of learned counsel for applicant and submits that Anil Vishwakarma, City Superintendent of Police has lodged the report who also got injured in the incident. There is no any other criminal antecedent against the applicant except the present one. 5. I have heard learned counsel for the respective parties and also perused the documents enclosed along with bail application. 6. On due consideration of the facts and circumstances of the case, nature of allegation, submission of learned counsel for the parties, further considering that one of the co-accused Rupesh Patel who is similarly placed to that of the applicant has been extended anticipatory bail by Hon’ble Supreme Court in SLP (CRL.) No.9742 of 2026, without commenting anything on merits, I am inclined to allow this anticipatory bail application. 7. 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 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 by the said Court till disposal of the trial. Certified copy as per rules. Sd/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) JUDGE Ravi Mandavi