1 2026:CGHC:19446 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 3753 of 2026 • Lakshya Thakur @ Lucky S/o Deepak Aged About 20 Years R/o Village Ameri Present Address Village Suhela P.S. Suhela i8 District- Balodabazar- Bhatapara (C.G.) ... Applicant versus • State of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer, Police Station Suhela District- Balodabazar- Bhatapara (C.G.) ... Respondent For Applicant : Mr. Vijay Shankar Mishra, Advocate For Respondent/State : Mrs. Sunita Manikpuri, GA Hon'ble Shri Justice Radhakishan Agrawal Order on Board 27/04/2026 1. This is the first bail application filed under Section 483 of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 for grant of regular bail to applicant, who has been arrested in connection with Crime No.249/2025, registered at PS- Suhela, District- Balodabazar-Bhatapra, (C.G.) for commission of offence punishable under Sections 103(1), 191(2), 191(3), 190 & 238 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Sections 25 & 27 of Arms Act, 1959. 2. Case of prosecution in brief, is that F.I.R. was lodged by Hirawan Sahu (brother of the deceased) alleging that on 27.09.2025, deceased Gopal Sahu along with his cousin Ganeshwar Sahu, brother-in-law Tejeshwar PRIYANKA VERMA Digitally signed by PRIYANKA VERMA Date: 2026.04.27 17:58:01 +0530 2 Sahu, Yogesh Sahu, Maniram Sahu & Kailash Yadav had gone to attend a local village fair (Durga Mela) at village Suhela, they are roaming in the village fair at about 01:00 AM in the night; deceased had told them that he was coming back and left the village fair alone and he did not return to the fair, thereafter, his body was found near Shankar Verma's house at about 06:00 AM in the morning. As per the F.I.R, injuries on the chest and abdomen of the deceased was caused by the sharp weapon. During investigation, statements of certain witnesses were recorded who allegedly claimed that they had seen the accused persons taking the deceased towards the field. Based on memorandum statements of the accused persons, a knife and certain blood-stained clothes were recovered. FSL examination has been conducted. Based upon which, present applicant has been arrested in the alleged crime/offence. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that applicant has been implicated in this case only on the basis of the memorandum statements of the co-accused. FIR was lodged against the unknown persons, name of the present applicant does not appear in the FIR. The applicant has been implicated in the present case solely on the basis of the allegation that he is a friend of the co-accused persons and was allegedly present at the place of occurrence. There is no eye-witness in this case. No weapon was recovered from the present applicant, the alleged knife was recovered from another accused person namely Samir Verma. As per case of the prosecution, the allegations against the applicant is only of assault by hands and fists. There is no any other criminal antecedent against the applicant. He would further submit that the other co-accused namely Roshan Yadav @ Thaneshwar Yadav has already been enlarged on bail by the Coordinate Bench vide order dated 03.03.2026 passed in MCRC 3 No.1858/2026 and the case of the present applicant is similar to that of the other co-accused, who has been released on bail. Applicant is in jail since 01.10.2025, conclusion of trial may take some time, hence, applicant may be released on bail. 4. Per contra, learned counsel for the State opposes the bail application. However, she would fairly submits that the case of the present applicant is similar to that of the other co-accused, who has been released on bail. 5. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case diary. 6. Considering the aforesaid facts, the nature of the allegations against the applicant and upon perusal of the case diary, which reveals that the FIR was lodged against unknown persons and that the present applicant was not named therein; further considering that the co-accused, namely Roshan Yadav @ Thaneshwar Yadav has already been enlarged on bail by the Coordinate Bench; and as the conclusion of the trial may take some time, this Court, without commenting on the merits of the case, is of the opinion that the present applicant is also entitled to be released on bail on the ground of parity. 7. Accordingly, bail application is allowed. 7. Accordingly, bail application is allowed. It is directed that applicant shall be released on regular bail, on his furnishing a bail bond in sum of Rs.10,000/- with one surety in like sum to satisfaction of concerned Court on the conditions that- a) 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 from disclosing such fact to the Court. 4 b) Applicant shall not act in any manner which will be prejudicial to fair and expeditious trial, and c) Applicant shall appear before 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/- (Radhakishan Agrawal) Judge Priyanka