IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT JABALPUR BEFORE HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE G. S. AHLUWALIA

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ON THE 11 OF FEBRUARY, 2026 MISC. CRIMINAL CASE No. 51987 of 2025 SUGHAR SINGH Versus THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH Appearance:

Shri Manish Datt - Senior Advocate assisted by Shri Rohit Sharma -

Advocate for the respondent/State.

Shri Sumit Raghuvanshi - Government Advocate for the respondent/State.

ORDER Case diary is available.

2 . This first application under Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023/under Section 439 of Cr.P.C. has been filed for grant of bail.

3. The applicant has been arrested on 27.04.2025 in connection with Crime No. 56/2008 registered at Police Station Nowgaon, District Chhatarpur for the offence punishable under Sections 307, 34 of IPC and Section 25/27 of the Arms Act.

4. It is submitted by the counsel for the applicant that although the offence was committed in the year 2008 and the applicant could be arrested on 27.04.2025, but the allegation of firing gun shot is against Pratap Rai and not against the applicant, which is evident from the evidence of injured Hari Sharan. It is submitted that it is true that applicant was absconding for the last 17 years b