Chattisgarh High Court
Tikam Singh vs State Of Chhattisgarh on 18 June, 2025
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HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR
MCRCA No. 797 of 2025
Tikam Singh S/o Dilharan Singh Aged About 42 Years R/o – Village –
Piparsatti, Thana – Akaltara, District- Janjgir – Champa (Chhattisgarh)
… Applicant
versus
State of Chhattisgarh Through The District Magistrate Janjgir
(Chhattisgarh)
… Non-applicant
Order Sheet
18/06/2025 1. Heard Mr. Aman Tamrakar, learned counsel for the
applicant. Also heard Ms. Shubha Shrivastava,
learned Panel Lawyer, appearing for the non-
applicant/State.
2. This is the first anticipatory bail application under
Section 482 of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita,
Digitally
signed by
ABHISHEK
2023 (BNSS) filed by the applicant, who is
ABHISHEK SHRIVAS
SHRIVAS Date:
2025.06.18
19:17:10
+0530
apprehending his arrest in connection with Crime No.184/2025 registered at Police Station – Akltara,
2District – Janjgir – Champa (C.G.) for the offence
punishable under Sections 115(2), 351(2) and
Section 74 of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
3. As per the prosecution story in brief, the
complainant appeared at Police Station Akaltara
and filed a report stating that on 08.05.2025 at
around 10:30 A.M., she had gone to the field to
collect cow dung. While she was collecting cow
dung, the present applicant approached her and
asked her to compromise regarding an old dispute.
When she refused, the applicant slapped her 3-4
times, dragged her by the hair to a nearby tree, and
started pulling her sari. Thereafter, she fled from the
scene and went to her house. Subsequently, Crime
No. 184/2025 was registered at Police Station
Akaltara for offences under Sections 115(2),
351(2), and 74 of the B.N.S., 2023, corresponding
to Sections 323, 506, and 354 of the Indian Penal
Code.
4. Learned counsel for the applicant submits the
present applicant and the complainant are
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neighbors, and the complainant herself is
attempting to obstruct the entrance of the
applicant’s house. She is illegally constructing her
house on government land adjacent to the
applicant’s house. There has been a continuous
dispute between both families, and on 29.12.2022,
the present applicant lodged a complaint against
the complainant at Police Station This is the first
anticipatory bail application under Section 482 of the
Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) filed
by the applicant, who is apprehending his arrest in
connection with Crime No. 92/2024 registered at
Police Station – Women Police Station, Bilaspur,
District – Bilaspur (C.G.) for the offence punishable
under Sections 3(5), 85, 115(2), 296 and Section
351(3) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. Akaltara
and the present FIR has been lodged on bald
allegations as a counter blast, therefore, he prays
for the grant of anticipatory bail to the applicant.
5. On the other hand, learned State counsel prays for
some time to proved the copy of the statement of
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the victim recorded under Section 183 of the BNSS.
6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the
case, purely as an interim measure, it is directed
that the applicant shall not be arrested in Crime No.
184/2025, registered at Police Station Akltara,
District Janjgir – Champa, for offence punishable
under Sections 115(2), 351(2) and 74 of the
Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 till the next date of
hearing .
7. Let the matter be listed again in the next week to
enable the learned State counsel to proved a copy
of the statement of the victim recorded under
Section 183 of the BNSS.
Sd/- Sd/-
(Ramesh Sinha)
Chief Justice
Abhishek