Gopal @ Bhuru Tandi v. State of Chhattisgarh
Case brief
What is this about?
Regular bail rejected; second bail application under S.483 BNSS 2023 dismissed; murder (S.302 IPC) with Ss.201, 120-B/34 IPC and Ss.25 & 27 Arms Act; Crime No.349/2019, P.S. Amanaka, Raipur; body in jute bag thrown into Kharun River, Village Chandanidih; deceased Krishna Soni; knife injuries; memorandum statement of co-accused; PW-3 turned hostile per defence but attributed active involvement per State; over 5 years incarceration since 19.11.2019; only 5 of 23 witnesses examined; trial delay; earlier bail withdrawn (MCRC No.4573/2023, 18.08.2023); de die in diem trial direction; Superintendent of Police directed to ensure witness presence; single Bench of Deepak Kumar Tiwari, J.; High Court of Chhattisgarh, Bilaspur.
What did the court decide?
Having considered the submissions of both parties, and particularly the statement of PW-3 (who, per State counsel, stated the applicant was actively involved in the crime) and the gravity and nature of the offence, the Court is not inclined to release the applicant on bail.