2026:CGHC:18538 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR MCRC No. 3680 of 2026 Dhaniram Sonwani Alias Bunty S/o Ashok Sonwani Aged About 32 Years R/o Subhash Nagar, Mahasamund, District Mahasamund (C.G.)

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

---- Respondent (Cause title is taken from the CIS)

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For Applicant : Mr. Pawan Kesharwani, Advocate Digitally signed For State-Respondent : Mr. Dharmesh Srivastava, Dy. AG by VASANT VASANTKUMAR KUMAR D 20 a 2 te 6 : .04.23

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Hon'ble Shri Justice Radhakishan Agrawal

Order on Board

23/04/2026

1. This is the first bail application filed under Section 483 of the BNSS, 2023 for grant of regular bail to the applicant who has been arrested in connection with Crime No.221/2024 (wrongly mentioned as 22/2024 in the impugned order) registered at Police Station Mahasamund, District Mahasamund (C.G.), for the offence punishable under Sections 294, 327, 324, 506-B, 302 of IPC.

2. The prosecution story as portrayed in brief is that on 02.05.2024 at