Digitally signed 2026:CGHC:22954 by ABHISHEK ABHISHEK SHRIVAS SHRIVAS D 20 a 2 te 6 : .05.15 NAFR +0530 HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 4534 of 2026 Madhuban Soni S/o Late Shri Madan Soni Aged About 19 Years R/o Subhash Nagar Gali No. 01, Back of Santoshi Nagar, P.S. Ganj, Distt. - Raipur (C.G.)

... Applicant versus State of Chhattisgarh Through Police Station - Ganj, Distt. - Raipur (C.G.)

... Non-applicant For Applicant : Mr. Pragalbha Sharma, Advocate. For Non-Applicant/State : Ms. Ankita Shukla, Panel Lawyer.

Hon'ble Mr. Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice

Order on Board

14.05.2026

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. 39/2026 registered at Police Station – Ganj, District Raipur (C.G.), for the offences punishable under Sections 296, 351(2), 115(2), 118(1), 109 and 3(5) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

2. As per the prosecution story, on 05.02.2026, the applicant, Madhuban Soni, along with a juvenile co-accused, intercepted the complainant and initiated a verbal altercation involving abusive language. The conf