2026:CGHC:21402 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 4253 of 2026 Punit Yadav @ Chhotu S/o Late Lal Ram Yadav Aged About 19 Years R/o -Kevra Tahsilpara P.S. Lakhanpur -District -Sarguja, C.G.

... Applicant versus State of Chhattisgarh Through - Station House Officer, Police Station -Lakhanpur, District – Sarguja, C.G.

... Non-Applicant For Applicant : Ms. Sangeeta Soni, Advocate.

For Non-Applicant/State : Mr. Sourabh Sahu, Panel Lawyer.

Digitally signed by PREETI Hon'ble Mr. Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice PREETI KUMARI KUMARI Date:

2026.05.08 Order on Board

12:57:09 +0530

07.05.2026

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. 195/2025 registered at Police Station - Lakhanpur, District – Sarguja, (C.G.), for the offences punishable under Sections 331(4), 305(a), 3(5) and 112(1) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

2. The prosecution case, in brief, is that the complainant lodged a report at the concerned Police Station alleging that, on the date of the incident, unknown persons entered his hardware shop after breaking the loc