NIKITA 2026:CGHC:6852 JAIN NAFR Digitally signed by NIKITA JAIN HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR Date:

2026.02.09

12:50:41 +0530 MCRC No. 389 of 2026

1 - Ibrahim Ansari S/o Md. Ismail Ansari, Aged About 32 Years R/o Mominpura, P.S. Sadar Kotwali And Tehsil Ambikapur, District Sarguja C.G.

--- Applicant versus

1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer- Darima, District Sarguja C.G.

--- Non-applicant MCRC No. 838 of 2026

1 - Parvej Idrisi S/o Md. Vismilla Idrisi Aged About 30 Years R/o Mahamayapara, Nawagarh, P.S.- Sadar Kotwali Ambikapur And Tehsil-

Ambikapur, District- Sarguja (C.G.)

---Applicant Versus

1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer- Darima, District-

Sarguja (C.G.)

--- Non-applicant For Applicants : Shri Sunil Tripathi, Advocate.

For State/Non-applicant : Ms. Vaishali Mahilong, Dy. G.A.

Hon'ble Mr. Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice

Order on Board

06.02.2026

1. This is the first bail application filed under Section 483 of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for grant of regular bail to the applicants who have been arrested in connection with Crime No. 106/2025 registered at Police Station – Darima, District Sarguja (C.G.) for the offence under Sections 303(2), 238(b), 317(4) and 324(3) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Section 3 of the Public Property Safety Act.

2. The case of the prosecution, in brief, is that a written application was submitted by one Janeshwar Singh and lodged a report at Police Station Darima that the Sanjeevani Express Ambulance No. CG 02 5041 was stolen by some unknown person between 20.04.2025 and 30.05.2025, which is valued Rs.1,00,000/-. On the basis of the report, FIR has been filed against the unknown person and taken into investigation by Police Station Darima. During the investigation proceedings, the accused were arrested and their memorandum statements were taken. Thereafter, the offence was registered against the applicants under Sections Sections 303(2), 238(b), 317(4) and 324(3) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Section 03 of the Public Property Damage Act.

3. Learned counsel for the applicants submits that the applicants have been falsely implicated in this case and only on the basis of memorandum statement, they have been implicated. He further submits that the co-accused Parvej Idrisi was involved in Crime No.205/2025, in which, it is stated that the some parts of the ambulance has been stolen and sold and the applicant has already been enlarged on bail by the Sixth Additional Sessions Judge, Ambikapur, District Surguja (C.G.), vide order dated 07.08.2025. He submits that the applicants have been in jail since 25.11.2025, conclusion of the trial is likely to take quite long time. Therefore, he prays for grant of regular bail to the applicant.

4. On the other hand, learned State counsel opposes the bail application and submits that the charge-sheet has been submitted in the present case before the competent Court, therefore, the present applicant is not entitled for grant of bail.

5. I have heard learned counsel appearing for the parties and perused the case diary.

6. Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case and further the fact that the names of the applicants have come into light only on the basis of memorandum statement of the other co-accused persons, moreover, as the co-accused person, namely, Parvej Idrisi, who has already been enlarged on bail by the Sixth Additional Sessions Judge, Ambikapur, District Surguja (C.G.), vide order dated 07.08.2025, the charge-sheet has been filed and the applicants are in jail since 25.11.2025, therefore, this Court is of the considered view that the present applicants are also entitled to be grant regular bail.

7. Let the Applicants – Ibrahim Ansari and Parvej Idrisi involved in Crime No. 106/2025 registered at Police Station – Darima, District Surguja (C.G.) for the offence punishable under Sections 303(2), 238(b), 317(4) and 324(3) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Section 3 of