Kameshwar Banjare v. State of Chhattisgarh
Bail – Second regular bail application under S.483 BNSS, 2023
Case brief
What is this about?
Regular bail rejected; second bail application under Section 483 BNSS 2023; applicant Kameshwar Banjare; alleged murder of sister-in-law (Bhabhi) with knife blow on neck during domestic quarrel; offences Sections 103(1), 296, 351(2) BNS 2023; Crime No. 394/2025, Police Station Vidhan Sabha, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh; homicidal death; injury consistent with prosecution version; recovery of weapon on memorandum statement; specific and direct role; grave and heinous offence; possibility of influencing related witnesses; first bail application MCRC No. 10342 of 2025 dismissed as withdrawn 15.12.2025; direction for expeditious trial; High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur; Justice Arvind Kumar Verma; order dated 20/03/2026.
What did the court decide?
From the case diary, the death of the deceased is homicidal and the neck injury is consistent with the prosecution version; the applicant's memorandum statement led to recovery of the weapon of offence, prima facie connecting him with the crime; the role attributed to him is specific and direct; the nature of injury, the body part targeted and the weapon indicate intention or knowledge attracting serious penal consequences; the offence is grave and heinous.