1 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 1524 of 2026 Ajit Pal S/o Rameswar Pal Aged About 68 Years R/o Village- Papal Chowk Pal Mohalla Kotadbari, Champs P.S. Champa District- Janjgir-Champa (C.G.) ... Applicant versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through P.S. Champa District- Janjgir-Champa (C.G.) ... Respondent (Cause-title is taken from CIS) For Applicant : Mr. Achyut Tiwari, Adv. For Respondent/State : Mr. Sumit Singh, Dy. A.G. Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal Order On Board 03/03/2026 1. The applicant has preferred this 1st bail application under Section 483 of Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita Act 2023 for grant of regular bail as he is arrested in connection with crime No. 427/2025, registered at Police Station – Champa, District- Janjgir-Champa (C.G.) for offence punishable under Section 103 (1) of BNS. 2. The prosecution's case, in short, is that on 21.09.2025, the applicant assaulted Ramprasad Pal with a sickle due to which he sustained SHUBHAM SINGH RAGHUVANSHI Digitally signed by SHUBHAM SINGH RAGHUVANSHI Date: 2026.03.03 16:53:01 +0530 2 grievous injuries and died. Based on above, offence has been registered against the applicant and he was arrested on 22.09.2025. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant is innocent and has been falsely implicated in the crime in question. He further submits that Memorandum and Seizure witnesses (PW-5) & (PW-6) have been turned hostile. The FSL report has not yet been received. He further submits that the applicant is in jail since 22.09.2025, out of 17 prosecution witnesses, only 6 have been examined till date and the trial is likely to take some time to be finalized, therefore, it is prayed that the applicant may be enlarged on bail. 4. Per contra, learned Counsel appearing on behalf of the State opposes the bail application and submits that there is named FIR against the applicant. A sickle has been sized from him. The deceased had sustained 17-18 injuries. Further, eye-witness Kirti Pal has supported the case of prosecution, therefore, looking to the nature of offence, the applicant may not be released on bail. 5. I have heard learned Counsel appearing for the parties and perused the material available on record. 6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, evidence collected by the prosecution against the applicant, without commenting on merits of the case, I am not inclined to release the applicant on bail. 7. Accordingly, the bail application is rejected. Sd/- (Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal) Judge Khatai