1 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 3578 of 2026 1 - Mokhtar Ansari S/o- Satar Asari, Aged About 38 Years R/o- Parsawar, Chowki Bargarh, Police Station Bhandaria, District- Garhwa (Jharkhand) 2 - Arif Ansari S/o- Satar Ansari Aged About 22 Years R/o- Parsawar, Chowki Bargarh, Police Station Bhandaria, District- Garhwa (Jharkhand) ... Applicants versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer, Police Station-Kusmi, District-Balrampur Ramanujganj (C.G.) ... Respondent (Cause-title is taken from CIS) For Applicants : Mr. Amitesh Ku. Pandey, Adv. For Respondent/State : Mr. Ram Narayan Sahu, Dy. G.A. Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal Order On Board 21/04/2026 1. Heard. 2. Admit. 3. This is the second bail application filed u/s 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for grant of regular bail to the applicants who have been arrested in connection with Crime No.125/2024 registered at Police Station Kusmi, District Balrampur - Ramanujganj (CG) for the offence punishable under Sections 61(2), 140(1), 103(1) & 238 of BNS, 2023. SHUBHAM SINGH RAGHUVANSHI Digitally signed by SHUBHAM SINGH RAGHUVANSHI Date: 2026.04.22 11:21:15 +0530 2 4. 1st bail of the applicants was dismissed on merits vide order of this Court dated 13.08.2025 passed in MCRC No.6130/2025. 5. As per the prosecution case, on 05.10.2024, a missing report was lodged by complainant Surajdev that his wife Kaushalya Thakur left home with her daughter Muskan Tahakur and son Mintu Thakur on 26.09.2024, stating she was going to the market, but never returned. Thereafter, a case was registered against Arif Ansari for allegedly luring and taking away Kaushalya Thakur and her children. Later, Mokhtar Ansari was implicated. On 15.11.2024, three human skulls, skeletons and clothes were found in the paddy field of village Dahejwar, Kanchanpur and Parasnath which were identified as belonging to Kaushalya Thakur and her children. During investigation, memorandum statements of applicants Mokhtar Ansari and Arif Ansari were recorded, pursuant to which incriminating evidence, including a blood-stained shirt, a mobile phone, a blood-stained Kathri, an axe & knife were seized. The accused were arrested and the charge sheet was filed against the applicants. 6. Learned counsel appearing for the applicants submits that the applicants are innocent and they have been falsely implicated in this case. He submits that the only change in circumstances is that one witness has been examined. There are total 55 witnesses and till date only 1 has been examined. The applicants are in jail since 15.11.2024 and there is no likelihood of the trial to be concluded at the earliest. Therefore, considering all these facts, the applicants may be released on bail. 7. State counsel, on the other hand, opposing the bail application and submits that this is the case of triple murder and there is sufficient evidence available on record against the applicants, therefore, the applicants may not be granted benefit of bail. 8. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case diary. 3 9. Taking into consideration the entire facts and circumstances of the case and the material collected and available on record against the applicants, without commencing on merits of the case, this Court is not inclined to release the applicants on bail. 10. Accordingly, the present bail application stands rejected. 11. However, looking to the detention period of the applicants, the Trial Court is directed to expedite the Trial and to ensure that the Trial is concluded as early as possible. 12. In this case, there are a total of 55 prosecution witnesses, and only 1 has been examined till date. It is expected that the prosecution and the defence shall cooperate for the expeditious trial. 13. Office is directed to send a certified copy of this order to the trial Court concerned as well as to the prosecution wing for necessary information. Sd/- (Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal) JUDGE Shubham