1 - Mayank Soni S/o Sanjay Soni, Aged About 26 Years R/o Behind Of v. 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer, P.S. Rajendra Nagar, District
Case Details
1 VAISHALI LUCKY NAGARIA Digitally signed by VAISHALI LUCKY NAGARIA Date: 2025.08.13 11:09:45 +0530 2025:CGHC:39532 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 5313 of 2025 1 - Mayank Soni S/o Sanjay Soni, Aged About 26 Years R/o Behind Of Bamleshwari Mandir, Dd Nagar, Danganiya Police Station - D.D. Nagar, District Raipur (C.G.) --- Applicant versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer, P.S. Rajendra Nagar, District - Raipur (C.G.) --- Respondent For Applicant : Mr. Rustam Sahu, Advocate For Respondents/State : Mr. Soumya Rai, Panel Lawyer MCRC No. 5454 of 2025 1 - Mayank Soni S/o Late Sanjay Soni Aged About 26 Years R/o Behind Of Bamleshwari Mandir, Dd Nagar, Danganiya Police Station D.D. Nagar, District Raipur Chhattisgarh ---Applicant Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer, P.S. Tikrapara, Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh --- Respondent For Applicant
Legal Reasoning
: Mr. Rustam Sahu, Advocate For Respondents/State : Mr. Soumya Rai, Panel Lawyer MCRC No. 5402 of 2025 1 - Mayank Soni S/o Sanjay Soni, Aged About 26 Years R/o Behind Of Bambleshwari Mandir, Dangniya, P.S. D.D. Nagar, Raipur , District Raipur C.G. 2 Versus --Applicant 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Police Station Rajendra Nagar, District Raipur C.G. --- Respondent For Applicant : Mr. Rustam Sahu, Advocate For Respondents/State : Mr. Soumya Rai, Panel Lawyer MCRC No. 5446 of 2025 1 - Mayank Soni S/o Late Sanjay Soni Aged About 26 Years R/o Behind Of Bamleshwari Mandir, D D Nagar, Danganiya Police Station- D.D. Nagar, District Raipur, C.G. ---Applicant Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer, P.S. Tikrapra Raipur, District- Raipur, C.G. --- Respondent For Applicant : Ms. Khushbu Sahu, Advocate For Respondents/State : Mr. Soumya Rai, Panel Lawyer MCRC No. 6113 of 2025 1 - Ritik Verma @ Bhakku S/o Meghnath Verma Aged About 19 Years R/o Daganiya Talab Tarun Nagar, Near Sai Provision Stores Police Station D.D. Nagar, District - Raipur (C.G.) ---Applicant 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer, P.S. Rajendra Nagar, Raipur District - Raipur (C.G.) Versus --- Respondent For Applicant : Mr. C.R. Sahu, Advocate For Respondents/State : Mr. Soumya Rai, Panel Lawyer MCRC No. 6078 of 2025 3 1 - Ritik Verma @ Bhakku S/o Meghnath Verma Aged About 19 Years R/o Daganiya Talab Tarun Nagar, Near Sai Provision Stores, Police Station D.D. Nagar, District Raipur Chhattisgarh ---Applicant Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer, P.S. Tikrapara, Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh --- Respondent For Applicant : Mr. C.R. Sahu, Advocate For Respondents/State : Mr. Soumya Rai, Panel Lawyer MCRC No. 5349 of 2025 1 - Mayank Soni S/o Sanjay Soni Aged About 26 Years R/o Behind Of Bamleshwari Mandir, Dd Nagar, Danganiya Police Station - D.D. Nagar, District- Raipur (C.G.) ---Applicant Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer, P.S. Tikrapara Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) --- Respondent For Applicant : Mr. Rustam Sahu, Advocate For Respondents/State : Mr. Soumya Rai, Panel Lawyer MCRC No. 5423 of 2025 1 - Mayank Soni S/o Sanjay Soni Aged About 26 Years (Wrongly Mentioned As Loni In The Cause Title Of Rejection Order Sheet) (Not Mentioned In Order Sheet) R/o Behind Of Bamleshwari Mandir, Dd Nagar, Danganiya Police Station D.D. Nagar, District Raipur (C.G.) ---Applicant Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer, P.S. Tikrapara Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 4 --- Respondent For Applicant : Ms. Khushbu Sahu, Advocate For Respondents/State : Mr. Soumya Rai, Panel Lawyer MCRC No. 6085 of 2025 1 - Ritik Verma @ Bhakku S/o Meghnath Verma Aged About 19 Years R/o Daganiya Talab Tarun Nagar, Near Sai Provision Stores, Police Station D.D. Nagar, District- Raipur Chhattisgarh. ... Applicant versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through- Station House Officer, P.S. Tikrapara, Raipur, District- Raipur Chhattisgarh. ... Respondent For Applicant : Ms. C.R. Sahu, Advocate For Respondents/State : Mr. Soumya Rai, Panel Lawyer MCRC No. 6235 of 2025 1 - Ritik Verma @ Bhakku S/o Meghnath Verma Aged About 19 Years R/o Daganiya Talab Tarun Nagar, Near Sai Provision Stores, Police Station D.D. Nagar, District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh versus ... Applicant 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer, P.S. Rajendra Nagar, Raipur, District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh ... Respondent (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Applicant : Mr. C.R. Sahu, Advocate For Respondent/State : Mr. Soumya Rai, Panel Lawyer Hon'ble Mr. Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice 07/08/2025 Order on Board 1. Since all the bail applications are arising out of similar incidents registered at different police stations against the different applicants 5 and their crime numbers are also different, they are being heard and decided by this common order. 2. MCRC No.5313 of 2025 - The applicant has preferred this 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. 476/2024 registered at Police Station Rajendra Nagar, District – Raipur (C.G.), for the offence punishable under Sections 331(4), 305 of BNS. 3. MCRC No.5454 of 2025 - The applicant has preferred this 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. 383/2024 registered at Police Station Tikra Para, District – Raipur (C.G.), for the offence punishable under Sections 457, 380, 411, 34 of IPC. 4. MCRC No.5402 of 2025 - The applicant has preferred this 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. 32/2025 registered at Police Station-Rajendra Nagar, District – Raipur (C.G.), for the offence punishable under Sections 331(4), 305(A) of BNS. 5. MCRC No.5446 of 2025 - The applicant has preferred this 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. 669/2024 registered at Police Station- Tikrapara, District – Raipur 6 (C.G.), for the offence punishable under Sections 331(4), 305(A), 317(4) of BNS. 6. MCRC No.6113 of 2025 - The applicant has preferred this 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. 32/2025 registered at Police Station-Rajendra Nagar, District – Raipur (C.G.), for the offence punishable under Sections 331(4), 305(A) of BNS. 7. MCRC No.6078 of 2025 - The applicant has preferred this 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. 669/2024 registered at Police Station- Tikrapara, District – Raipur (C.G.), for the offence punishable under Sections 331(4), 305(A) and 317(4) of BNS. 8. MCRC No.5349 of 2025 - The applicant has preferred this 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. 772/2024 registered at Police Station- Tikrapara, District – Raipur (C.G.), for the offence punishable under Sections 331(4), 305(A) and 317(4) of BNS. 9. MCRC No.5423 of 2025 - The applicant has preferred this 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. 610/2024 registered at Police Station- Tikrapara, District – Raipur 7 (C.G.), for the offence punishable under Sections 331(4), 305(A), 111(4)(7) of BNS. 10. MCRC No.6085 of 2025 - The applicant has preferred this 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. 772/2024 registered at Police Station- Tikrapara, District – Raipur (C.G.), for the offence punishable under Sections 331(4), 305(A), 317(4) of BNS. 11. MCRC No.6235 of 2025 - The applicant has preferred this 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. 476/2024 registered at Police Station- Rajendra Nagar, District – Raipur (C.G.), for the offence punishable under Sections 331(4), 305 of BNS. 12. Case of the prosecution, in brief, is that the complainants have lodged a report at the police stations concerned alleging inter-alia that some unknown persons have committed crime of theft of cash amount as well as gold and silver ornaments from their houses, during the course of investigation, the applicants name have come into light and they were found to be involved in other similar offences, hence, different crime numbers were registered against him at different police stations. Hence, this application. 13. Learned counsel for the applicant would submit that the applicant has been falsely implicated in this case and the charge- sheet has been filed in the present case. It is further submitted that the offence was registered against the unknown persons and merely 8 on the basis of the suspicion and the memorandum statement of the co-accused, the applicant has been arrested by the police whereas no such offence has been committed by the applicants. They are in jail since 18.02.2025, 04.04.2025, 18.02.2025, 07.04.2025, 08.02.2025, 07.04.2025, 05.04.2025, 20.03.2025, 21.02.2024 and 05.04.2025 respectively. He also submits that the conclusion of the trial may take quite long time. Accordingly, they prays for enlarging the applicants on regular bail. 14. On the other hand learned State counsel appearing for respondent/State opposes the bail application and submits that the applicants are involved in other similar offences, and further in the present case the complainants have lodged a report at the police stations concerned alleging inter-alia that some unknown persons have committed crime of theft of case amount as well as gold and silver ornaments from their houses, during the course investigation, applicants name have come into light from the memorandum statement of the co-accused, and they were found to be involved in other similar offences, charge-sheet has been filed before the competent Court. As such, the present applicants are not entitled for grant of bail. 15. I have heard learned counsel appearing for the parties and perused the case diary. 16. Taking into consideration the fact and circumstances of the case and also considering the fact that the applicants are involved in other criminal cases of similar nature, and further in the present case the complainants have lodged a report at the police stations concerned alleging inter-alia that some unknown persons have committed theft of cash amount as well as gold and silver 9 ornaments from their houses, during the course of investigation, the applicants name have come into light from the memorandum statement of the co-accused, and they were found to be involved in the aforementioned criminal cases which are of similar nature, further cash amount, ornaments have been recovered from the possession of the applicants and they are habitual offender, thus, this Court is of the opinion that it is not a fit case to enlarge the applicants on regular bail. 17. Accordingly, the bail application of the applicants – Mayank Soni and Ritik Verma involved in Crime Nos. 476/2024, 383/2024, 32/2025, 669/2024, 32/2025, 669/2024, 772/2024, 610/2024, 476/2024 and 772/2024 registered at Police Station Rajendra Nagar, District – Raipur (C.G.) and police Station Tikra Para, District – Raipur (C.G.), for the offence punishable under Sections 331(4), 305, 457, 380, 411, 34, 305(A), 317(4) and 111(4)(7) of BNS are rejected. 18. Needless to say that the trial Court concerned is at liberty to proceed and conclude the trail expeditiously. 19. Office is directed to send a certified copy of this order to the trial Court concerned for necessary information and compliance forthwith. - Sd/- Sd/- (Ramesh Sinha) Chief Justice vaishali