Order on Board

08/05/2025

1. This is the first bail application filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNSS’) for grant of regular bail to the applicant who has been arrested in connection with Crime No.1387/2024 registered at Police Station Supela Chowki, Smriti Nagar Durg for the offence punishable under Sections 331(4), 305, 111, 238 of BNS, 2023.

2. Case of the prosecution, in brief, is that when the wife of the Complainant went to Odisha to visit him on 23.12.2024 after handing over keys of the house to their maid. On 28.12.2024 maid informed his wife that on 27.12.2024 she left the house at 5PM and when she reached on 28.12.2024 she found that the locks were broken and she suspected theft. When the Complainant reached home he found that a due to theft articles worth Rs 10,83,596, including jewelry, passbook, cheque-book etc were missing. On the basis of the aforesaid the present FIR was registered on 30.12.2024 and after completion of the investigation the Police had filed chargesheet on 01.03.2025 wherein many gold and silver jewelry were seized from the present applicant.

3. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that there are to