2026:CGHC:13190 KUNAL DEWANGAN NAFR Digitally signed by KUNAL DEWANGAN HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRCA No. 423 of 2026

1 - Manikant Singh S/o Late Ramashankar Singh Aged About 48 Years Both Resident Of K /173, Kali Mandir Road, Hunuman Nagar, Kankar Bagh Patna, Bihar

2 - Shushma Singh W/o Manikant Singh Aged About 45 Years Both Resident Of K /173, Kali Mandir Road, Hunuman Nagar, Kankar Bagh Patna, Bihar ... Applicant(s)

versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Station House Officer,police Station Mohan Nagar,durg, (C.G.)

... Respondent(s)

For Applicant(s) : Dr. Pratyush Nandan along with Mr. Shivam Mishra, Advocates For Respondent(s) : Mr. Sourabh Kumar Pande, Dy. A.G.

Hon'ble Mr. Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice

Order on Board

19.03.2026

1. This first anticipatory bail application under Section 482 of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 has been filed by the applicants, who are apprehending their arrest in connection with Crime No. 405/2022 registered at Police Station – Mohan Nagar, District- Durg (C.G.) for the offence punishable under Sections

120-B, 34, 406, 409 & 420 of the IPC.

2. The prosecution case, in brief, is that the complainant, Praveen Rai, lodged a written r