2026:CGHC:6277 NAFR KUNAL DEWANGAN HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR Digitally signed by KUNAL DEWANGAN MCRC No. 1197 of 2026 Pawan Giri Goswami S/o Hemgiri Aged About 23 Years R/o Village-

Maniyari Chowk Sulfa, P.S.- Sargaon, District- Mungeli (C.G.)

... Applicant(s)

versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer Sargaon, District-

Mungeli (C.G.)

... Non-applicant(s)

For Applicant(s) : Dr. Arpit Lall, Advocate For Non-applicant/State(s) : Ms. Anusha Naik, Dy. Govt. Advocate.

Hon'ble Mr. Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice

Order on Board

04.02.2026

1. This is the first bail application filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for grant of regular bail to the applicant who has been arrested in connection with Crime No. 170/2025 registered at Police Station Sargaon, District- Mungeli (C.G.), for the offence punishable under Sections 109, 296, 115(2), 351(2), 3(5) of the BNS.

2. The prosecution case, in brief, is that on 22.10.2025, the complainant Pawan Verma, along with his friends Lucky Sahu and Roshan Yadav, had gone to visit Talagaon. While returning at about 9:30 PM, they stopped near the Sulfa Mahamaya Temple. At that time, Tejeshwar Giri Goswami,