The petitioner has filed the present petition for
seeking regular bail in FIR No. 58/2025, dated 14.03.2025,
registered at Police Station Sadar, District Bilaspur, H.P., for the
commission of an offence punishable under Section 109 read with
Section 3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023 and Section
25 of the Arms Act.
Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? yes
( 2026:HHC:6377 )
2. It has been asserted that the petitioner was falsely
implicated based on prior enmity with the injured. As per the
prosecution, the injured and his son had hired the shooters to kill
the petitioner. They shot at the petitioner, and he suffered a bullet
injury. An FIR No. 160 of 2024 was registered at Police Station
Sadar, District Bilaspur, H.P. Subsequently, the informant was
also injured in a shootout. 7-8 FIRs have been registered against
the petitioner because of the enmity and political rivalry. The
police arrested the petitioner based on the surmises. There is no
material to connect the petitioner to the commission of the crime.
Petitioner had filed a bail petition, which was dismissed by the
learned Sessions Judge. The petitioner would abide by the terms
and conditions that the Court may impose. Hence, it was prayed
that the present petition be allowed and the petitioner be released
on bail.
