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2026:CGHC:19616

NAFR

HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR

MCRC No. 2504 of 2026

Aman Singh S/o Ajay Singh Aged About 22 Years R/o Laxmi Narayan Niwas,

House No.-23/62, Road-12 Maitrikunj Risali, Bhilai, Distt.- Durg Chhattisgarh

... Applicant

versus

State of Chhattisgarh Through Police Station- Bhilai Nagar District Durg (C.G.)

... Non-applicant

For Applicant : Mr. Sudhanshu Kumar Singh, Advocate.

For Non-applicant/State : Ms. Ritika Verma, Panel Lawyer.

Hon’ble Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice

Digitally signed

by ABHISHEK

ABHISHEK SHRIVAS Order on Board

SHRIVAS Date:

2026.04.29

11:13:57

+0530

28.04.2026

1. This is the First bail application filed under Section 483 of the Bhartiya

Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for grant of regular bail to the applicant

who has been arrested in connection with Crime No. 248/2025 registered

at Police Station : Bhilai Nagar, District Durg (C.G.) for the offence

punishable under Sections 331(4), 305, 317(5), 112 and 3(5) of the

Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

2. As per the prosecution story, on 05.06.2025 at about 5:00 PM, the

complainant visited his ofÏce premises situated at House No. A.I.G.-59

and found that the outer gate was locked, but the latch of the hall door

inside had been forcibly broken. Upon inspection, it was discovered that

one old air conditioner and two empty gas cylinders kept in the premises

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had been stolen by unknown person(s). The complainant stated that he

had been away from 15.05.2025 to 25.05.2025 on account of his son’s

marriage and had thereafter resumed his routine professional work.

During the intervening period, the accused is alleged to have committed

house-breaking and theft of property valued at approximately Rs.

50,000/-. On the basis of the report, a case was registered, and during

the course of investigation, the present accused was found to be involved

in the commission of the alleged offence.

3. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant is innocent

and has been falsely implicated in the present case. He further submits

that the applicant has been arrested solely on the basis of the

memorandum statement of the co-accused. It is also submitted that no

monetary transaction has been found in the bank account of the present

applicant, and no direct involvement of the applicant has been reflected

in the charge-sheet. Learned counsel further submits that vide order

dated 17.03.2026, this Court had directed the applicant to explain his

criminal antecedents, and in compliance thereof, an explanation has

been furnished by way of a covering memo stating that although the

applicant has 10 criminal antecedents, at present only one criminal case

is pending against him. He further submits that the applicant has been in

judicial custody since 20.06.2025, and as the conclusion of the trial is

likely to take considerable time, he prays for grant of regular bail to the

present applicant.

4. On the other hand learned State counsel opposes the bail application of

the present applicant and submits that the charge-sheet has been

submitted before the competent Court in the present case.

5. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case diary.

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6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the nature and

gravity of the offence, and further, upon perusal of the covering memo

filed by learned counsel for the applicant explaining the criminal

antecedents, it appears that although the applicant has 10 criminal

antecedents, at present only one criminal case is pending against him.

Further, the charge-sheet has already been filed before the competent

Court, and the present applicant has remained in judicial custody since

20.06.2025. As the trial is likely to take some time for its conclusion, I am

of the considered opinion that the applicant is entitled to be released on

bail in the present case.

7. Let applicant, Aman Singh, involved in Crime No. 248/2025 registered

at Police Station : Bhilai Nagar, District Durg (C.G.) for the offence

punishable under Sections 331(4), 305, 317