Harpal Singh @ Chhotu Rajput v. State of Chhattisgarh
Case brief
What is this about?
Regular bail rejected; first bail application under Section 483 Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023; MCRC No.1891 of 2026; High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur; order dated 13.03.2026 by Justice Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal; Crime No.348/2025 Police Station Pulgaon District Durg; offences under Sections 103 and 61(2) of the BNS 2023; accused Harpal Singh @ Chhotu Rajput; co-accused Smt Anjani Thakur; deceased Dhanesh Thakur; memorandums admitting conspiracy and murder; extra-judicial confession before Lekhchand and Pradeep Sinha; seizure of clothes and mobile phone at instance; circumstantial evidence CC TV footage and mobile location; 28 witnesses not examined; in jail since 27.08.2025; trial not commenced; trial Court directed to expedite trial; counsel Praveen Dhurandhar; Dy. G.A. Anish Tiwari.
What did the court decide?
Having considered the submissions of learned counsel for both sides and the facts and material on record, and further considering that the Applicant made an extra-judicial confession before Lekhchand and Pradeep Sinha and that trial has not commenced, the Court declines to release the Applicant on regular bail, expressly without commenting on the merits of the case.