Chattisgarh High Court
Yogesh Kumar Mahant vs State Of Chhattisgarh on 27 June, 2025
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2025:CGHC:28672
NAFR
HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR
MCRC No. 3981 of 2025
1 - Yogesh Kumar Mahant S/o Shri Reshamlal Mahant Aged About 27 Years R/o
Village- Karajor, Post- Tadola, P.S. And Tah. Pusour, Distt. Raigarh (C.G.)
... Applicant
versus
1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Police Station- Chakardhar Nagar, Raigarh, Distt.
Raigarh (C.G.)
... Non-applicant
For Applicant : Mr. M.K. Sinha, Advocate.
For Non-applicant : Mr. Rajeev Bharat, Govt. Advocate.
Hon'ble Mr. Justice Naresh Kumar Chandravanshi
Order on Board
27/06/2025
1.
This is first bail application filed by the applicant under Section 483 of
the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for grant of bail as he has been
arrested on 20.03.2025 in connection with Crime No. 136/2024 (wrongly
mentioned in order sheet) registered at Police Station Chakradhar Nagar,
Raigarh, District Raigarh (C.G.), for commission of offence punishable under
Sections 420, 465, 467, 468, 471 and 201/34 of the Indian Penal Code.
2. Allegation against the applicant is that he obtained Government job in
Sports and Youth Welfare Department of Government of Chhattisgarh on the
basis of forged and fabricated experience certificate with the help of co-
accused person. Based on above facts, present crime has been registered
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against the applicant for the aforesaid offences, the applicant was arrested on
20.03.2025 and after usual investigation, charge-sheet has been filed.
3. Learned counsel appearing for the applicant submits that applicant is
innocent person and has been falsely implicated in the crime in question. He
submits that the applicant has not fabricated any document, rather alleged
experience certificate was issued by Director General, Sports Authority of
India in the event of Khelo India Youth Games, 2020. He submits that the
applicant is in jail since 20.03.2025; charge-sheet has already been filed and
no criminal antecedents have been reported against the applicant, hence, the
applicant may be enlarged on regular bail.
4. Per contra,learned counsel for the State opposes the bail application
filed by the applicant. However, he submits that as per case diary, no criminal
antecedents have been reported against the applicant.
5. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the material
available on record.
6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties, having regard to the facts
of the case, particularly, considering the fact that charge-sheet has been filed;
applicant is in custody since 20.03.2025 and no criminal antecedents have
been reported against the applicant; I feel inclined to allow this bail
application.
7. Accordingly, the bail application is allowed. It is directed that the
applicant shall be released on bail on his furnishing one personal bond for a
sum of Rs.25,000/- alongwith one surety in the like sum to the satisfaction of
the concerned trial Court on the following conditions :-
1. The applicant shall appear before the trial Court regularly on
on each and every date, unless exempted from appearance.
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2. The applicant, shall not in any manner, tamper with the
prosecution witnesses.
3. If the applicant is found involved in simillar offence in the,
future it will be open for the State to apply for cancellation
of bail.
Certified copy, as per rules.
Sd/-
(Naresh Kumar Chandravanshi)
Judge
amit AMIT
Digitally signed
by AMIT
KUMAR DUBEY
KUMAR Date:
DUBEY 2025.06.30
14:22:47 +0530