2026:CGHC:6571 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 1295 of 2026 Sitaram S/o Hinchha Ram Verma Aged About 44 Years R/o Village-

Belgaum, P.S. And Tahsil- Thankhamaria, District- Bemetara (C.G.)

... Applicant(s)

versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through Police Station- Thankhamariya (Khamariya) District- Bemetara (C.G.)

... Respondent(s)

For Applicant(s) : Ms. Sharmila Singhai, Senior Advocate assisted by Ms. Kanchan Kalwani, Advocate.

For Respondent(s) : Dr. Sourabh Kumar Pandey, Gy. A.G.

Hon'ble Mr. Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice

Order on Board

05/02/2026

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. 150/2025 registered at Police Station Thankhamariya (Khamariya) District- Bemetara (C.G.) for the offence punishable under Sections 137(2), 107, 108, 3(5) of BNS and Section 84 of Juvenile Justice Act.

2. Case of the prosecution, in brief, is that Police Station Thankhamariya registered Crime No. 150/2025 on the basis of a merg intimation bearing No. 19/2025 submitted by Rajesh Kumar, Peon, C.H.C., Saja, regardi