Praveen Singh S/o Chinder Pal, Aged About 20 Years, R/o Village Titu Khera, Thana v. State Of Chhattisgarh Through P.S. Telibandha, Distt. Raipur
Case Details
1 GOURI MUDALIAR Digitally signed by GOURI MUDALIAR Date: 2025.08.19 17:29:08 +0530 2025:CGHC:41593 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 6491 of 2025 Praveen Singh S/o Chinder Pal, Aged About 20 Years, R/o Village Titu Khera, Thana Sadar, District Sirsa, Haryana. ... Applicant versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through P.S. Telibandha, Distt. Raipur (C.G.) ... Respondent For Applicant
Legal Reasoning
: Shri Anand Dadariya, Advocate. For : Shri Atanu Ghosh, Dy.G.A. Respondent/State Hon'ble Mr. Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Order on Board 18/08/2025 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.494/2024 registered at Police Station Telibandha, Distt. Raipur (C.G.) for the offence punishable under Sections 109, 111, 308(5), 61(2), 3(5) & 340(2) of BNS and Section 25 & 27 of the Arms Act. 2. Case of the prosecution, in brief, is that on the basis of Rahul Verma 2 intimation on 13.07.2024 an FIR was registered on 13.07.2024 at Telibandha P.S. Case No.494 of 2024 alleging therein that the informant happens to be the employee of P.R.A. India Pvt. Ltd. Company, the office of the company is located in Ring Road No.1 Industrial Building, Telibandha. On 13.07.2024 as usual he went for his duty at 8.30 AM. The driver of the companies Director for filling petrol in vehicle No. CG04/NZ/8875 started his vehicle and was about to leave at about 11 AM, two unknown person covering their face on pulsar motorcycle came there and the person sitting as pillion rider having gun with intention to kill made firing in front of the vehicle. FIR was lodged Under Sections 109, 3(5) of BNS and Section 25 & 27 of the Arms Act against two unknown accused persons. The driver of the vehicle namely Govind Chatri was accompanied by the informant. The informant and the driver of the vehicle manage to save their life by entering in the office. Thereafter again the pillion rider made two round firing but the informant and the driver manage to save them, they after entering in the office informed the gun man of the director who came outside and made firing. The two unknown person manage to flee away towards industrial building the informant saw the registration number of the motorcycle which was JH01DL4692. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. He would submit that co- accused namely Noor Saba Praveen @ Pammi has been released on bail by this Court vide M.CR.C. No.8081 of 2024 on 19.12.2024, Sandeep Yadav has been released on bail by this court vide M.CR.C. No.1597 of 2025 on 03.03.2025, Sahid Ansari has been released on 3 bail by this court vide M.CR.C. No.1592 of 2025 on 03.03.2025, Chaman Lal has been released on bail by this court vide M.CR.C. No.3299 of 2025 on 08.05.2025, Amandeep Balmiki @Ammu has been released on bail by this court vide M.CR.C. No.5009 of 2025 on 23.07.2025. He would further submit that few other co-accused persons namely Sahid Ansari @Sanky, Laxman Das Bazigar, Ravi Kumar Sen and Jashwant Singh @ Baggu, Ram Singh have been granted regular bail by the learned trial court. He would submit that the charge sheet has been filed in this case, the applicant is in jail since 06/09/2024 and conclusion of trial will take some time, therefore, he prays for grant of bail to the applicant. 4. On the other hand, learned State Counsel opposes the prayer for grant of bail and he would submit that charge sheet has been filed in this case before the competent court. He would submit that the applicant belongs to State of Haryana and he has four criminal antecedents which has been explained in para 4A of the bail application. 5. I have heard learned counsel appearing for the parties and perused the case diary. 6. Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case, considering the fact that co-accused namely Noor Saba Praveen @ Pammi has been released on bail by this Court vide M.CR.C. No.8081 of 2024 on 19.12.2024, Sandeep Yadav has been released on bail by this court vide M.CR.C. No.1597 of 2025 on 03.03.2025, Sahid Ansari has been released on bail by this court vide M.CR.C. No.1592 of 2025 on 03.03.2025, Chaman Lal has been released on bail by this court vide M.CR.C. No.3299 of 2025 on 08.05.2025, Amandeep Balmiki @ 4 Ammu has been released on bail by this court vide M.CR.C. No.5009 of 2025 on 23.07.2025, applicant has four criminal antecedents in State of Haryana out of which in two cases he has been acquitted and in two cases he is on bail, charge sheet has been filed, period of detention of the applicant since 06/09/2024 and also considering the fact that trial is likely to take some time for its conclusion, this Court is of the view that the applicant is entitled to be released on bail in this case. 7. Accordingly, the bail application is allowed and it is directed that the Applicant- Praveen Singh, involved in Crime No.494/2024 registered at Police Station Telibandha, Distt. Raipur (C.G.) for the offence punishable under Sections 109, 111, 308(5), 61(2), 3(5) & 340(2) of BNS and Section 25 & 27 of the Arms Act, be released on bail on his furnishing a personal bond with two local sureties in the like sum to the satisfaction of the Court concerned with the following conditions:- (i) The applicant shall file an undertaking to the effect that he shall not seek any adjournment on the dates fixed for evidence when the witnesses are present in court. In case of default of this condition, it shall be open for the trial court to treat it as abuse of liberty of bail and pass orders in accordance with law. (ii) The applicant shall remain present before the trial court on each date fixed, either personally or through his counsel. In case of his absence, without sufficient cause, the trial court may proceed against him under Section 269 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. (iii) In case, the applicant misuses the liberty of bail during trial 5 and in order to secure his presence, proclamation under Section 84 of BNSS. is issued and the applicant fails to appear before the court on the date fixed in such proclamation, then, the trial court shall initiate proceedings against him, in accordance with law, under Section 209 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. (iv) The applicant shall remain present, in person, before the trial court on the dates fixed for (i) opening of the case, (ii) framing of charge and (iii) recording of statement under Section 351 of BNSS. If in the opinion of the trial court absence of the applicant is deliberate or without sufficient cause, then it shall be open for the trial court to treat such default as abuse of liberty of bail and proceed against him in accordance with law. 8. Office is directed to send a certified copy of this order to the trial Court for necessary information and compliance. Sd/- (Ramesh Sinha) CHIEF JUSTICE gouri