2026:CGHC:6872 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR KUNAL DEWANGAN MCRC No. 597 of 2026 Digitally signed by KUNAL DEWANGAN Dharam Lal Suryavanshi S/o Santosh Ratre Aged About 22 Years R/o Santosh Bada Jarhabhata, P.S. - Civil Line, District - Bilaspur Chhattisgarh ... Applicant(s)

versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer, Police Station Koni District Bilaspur (C.G.)

... Non-applicant(s)

For Applicant : Mr. Arjit Tiwari, Advocate.

For Non-applicant/State : Ms. Nupur Trivedi, Panel Lawyer.

Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha , Chief Justice

Order on Board

06.02.2026

1. The applicant has preferred this Second Bail Application under Section 483 of Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for grant of regular bail, as he has been arrested in connection with Crime No. 554/2024, registered at Police Station Koni District- Bilaspur (C.G.) for the offence punishable under Sections 70(1), 332, 351(2) of the BNS.

2. The earlier bail application of the applicant has already been rejected by this Court in MCRC No. 1774/2025, vide order dated

21.03.2025, on merits. Hence, the second bail application.

3. The case of the prosecution, in brief, is that on 10.12.2024, the victim/complainant lodge