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2026:CGHC:19977 NAFR

HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR

MCRC No. 2869 of 2026

Satish Upadhyaya S/o Omkar Nath, Aged About 50 Years (Wrongly Mentioned As Upadhaya) R/o Ward No. 15, Dallirajhara, P.S.

Dallirajhara, District Balod (Chhattisgarh)

... Applicant(s)

versus

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... Respondent(s)

For Applicant(s) : Mr. B.P. Singh, Advocate.

For Respondent(s) : Ms. Vaishali Mahilang, Deputy Government Advocate.

Hon'ble Mr. Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice

Order on Board

29/04/2026

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

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNSS’) for grant of regular bail to the applicant who has been arrested in connection with Crime No. 167/2025 registered at Police Station

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Rajhara, District Balod (C.G.) for the offence punishable under

Sections 318(4), 3(5) of BNS.

2. Case of the prosecution, in brief, is that the complainant lodged a

written report at Police Station Rajhara alleging that the accused persons, namely Purnima Upadhyaya and Mamta Mishra, along with the presen