Digitally signed by ALLENA ALLENA ANNAJEE ANNAJEERAO RAO Date:

2026.03.10

16:09:17 +0530

2026:CGHC:11267 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 1836 of 2026 Bajaj Sahu S/o Late Ram Sahu, Aged About 19 Years, R/o Dewar Para, Subhash Nagar, Police Station Telibandha Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh … Applicant versus State of Chhattisgarh through Station House Ofiicer, Police Station Telibandha, District Raipur Chhattisgarh ... Respondent For the applicant : Mr. Krishna Kumar Dixit, Advocate For the State : Mr. Akhilesh Kumar, Government Advocate (Hon’ble Shri Justice Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal)

Order on Board

09.03.2026

1. This is first bail application filed under Section 483 of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for grant of regular bail to the applicant in Crime No. 695/2024 registered at Police Station Telibandha, Raipur (CG) for the offences under Sections 103(1), 3(5)

of BNS and Sections 25 & 27 of the Arms Act.

2. (i) As per the prosecution case, on 31.10.2024 complainant Ku. Sanjana Verma lodged a complaint stating that on 31.10.2024 when they were celebrating Diwali festival, at about 7.30 p.m., the present applicant along with other accused Anish and Chhabi Dewangan came there and on seeing her cousin Krish Verma, the accused asked him why he was sitting in their neighborhood and abused him with obscene language and assaulted him with a steel pipe and sharp edged knives.

(ii) The allegation against the present applicant is that while abusing, he hit Krish Verma on his leg with a steel pipe , due to which, deceased Krish Verma fell from the platform . Then the other accused Anish Thakur and Chhabi Dewangan assaulted deceased with sharp edged knives on his chest and consequently the deceased suffered fatal injuries. He was admitted in hospital where he died during treatment.

3. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the allegation against the present applicant is that he had used a steel pipe in the assault and the cause of death was due to knife injuries inflicted by other two accused. He further submits that even the medical report shows that except a minor abrasion on the leg of victim, no other injury is reported to have caused by iron pipe and the death of victim was due to knife injuries. He submits that there are a total 22 prosecution witnesses in this case and after framing of charge in June, 2025, no witness has been examined till date whereas the applicant is in jail since 03.11.2024 and there is no immediate possibility of disposal of case, therefore, he may be enlarged on bail.

4. Per contra, learned State Counsel opposes the bail application and submits that initially the assault was made by the present applicant with a steel pipe, due to which, the deceased fell down and thereafter, the other two accused, one of whom is juvenile had assaulted the deceased with sharp edged knives, which caused the death of deceased.

5. Having considered the submissions made by learned counsel for the parties and further looking to role played by the applicant as it is alleged that he used a steel pipe in the assault and the cause of death was due to knife injuries and further looking to the long custody period of the applicant as also the fact that the trial is likely to take time, I am inclined to release him on regular bail, at this stage.

6. Accordingly, this bail application is allowed and the applicant is directed to be released on bail on his furnishing a personal bond in sum of Rs.25,000/- with one surety in the like sum to the satisfaction of the trial Court for his appearance before the said Court as and when directed in that behalf.

Cc as per rules.

Sd/-

(Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal)

Judge

Rao