2026:CGHC:12475 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 2448 of 2026 Siddharth Sharma S/o Shree Arun Sharma, Aged About 30 Years, R/o Lokmanay Society, D.D. Nagar, Gol Chowk, District- Raipur (C.G.)

... Applicant versus State of Chhattisgarh Through Police Station Gudhiyari, District- Raipur (C.G.)

... Non-applicant For Applicant : Ms. Smita Jha, Advocate.

For Non-applicant/State : Ms. Sameeksha Gupta, Panel Lawyer.

Hon’ble Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Digitally signed by Order on Board PREETI PREETI KUMARI KUMARI Date:

2026.03.17 16.03.2026

10:49:18 +0530

1. The applicant has preferred this First Bail Application under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for grant of regular bail, as he has been arrested in connection with Crime No. 50/2026 registered at Police Station – Gudhiyari, District- Raipur (C.G.) for the offence punishable under Section 25 of Arms Act.

2. The prosecution’s case, in brief, is that Assistant Sub-Inspector Naresh Kumar Devangan, on 16.02.2026, was on patrol along with constables. During the patrol, they received confidential information that near the CSEB Ground, Gudhiyari, a person was standing holding a pistol in his hand.