Vijay Yadav v. State of Chhattisgarh
Case brief
What is this about?
MCRC No. 436 of 2025, High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur, decided 16/01/2025 by Arvind Kumar Verma, Judge. Third bail application under Section 483 BNSS by Vijay Yadav in Crime No. 296/2022 (P.S. Tilda Newra, Raipur) for offences under Sections 302, 147, 148, 149, 294, 323, 506(B) IPC. Bail rejected: parity with co-accused Bhrigunath Yadav (Supreme Court bail in Cr. 4532/2024, 12.11.2024) denied on age grounds (co-accused ~65 years/two years' detention vs applicant 45 years); gravity of offence and allegation of assault on deceased Jitendra Yadav with wood sticks and pipes weighed against release. Counsel: Mahesh Kumar Mishra for applicant; Pragya Shrivastava, Dy. G.A. for State.
What did the court decide?
The applicant cannot claim bail on the ground of parity with co-accused Bhrigunath Yadav, who was granted bail by the Supreme Court owing to his age of around 65 years and detention of more than two years, whereas the applicant is aged 45 years.