The High Court of Chhattisgarh on October 10, 2025, granted regular bail to 31-year-old Chandan Utkel, who had been in custody since July 14, 2025, in a case arising from an alleged stabbing at a family courtyard in Rajnandgaon district. The court said the injuries were simple in nature, the charge sheet has been filed,…
The High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur has dismissed an insurance company’s appeal and confirmed that a chain-mounted Poklen construction machine involved in a 2016 workplace accident is a “motor vehicle” under the Motor Vehicles Act. Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad, required the insurer to deposit the entire award and left it free to recover the…
The Chhattisgarh High Court allowed an appeal and acquitted a former police clerk, finding that the prosecution had not proved beyond reasonable doubt that his acts amounted to criminal negligence leading to a death in custody. The appeal concerned the death of 25-year-old Santu (Satudas) Janghel, who was found hanging in the lock-up of Ghumka…
The High Court of Chhattisgarh has set aside a Rajnandgaon magistrate’s summary rejection of a prisoner’s parole application and ordered a fresh, reasoned hearing that follows the state’s prison leave rules. In an order delivered, a bench led by Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Judge Deepak Kumar Tiwari held that the Additional District Magistrate had…
Citation : 2006 Local Law (CG) 351 The Chhattisgarh High Court has set aside an ex-parte judgment and decree awarded against a defendant after concluding that the plaintiff and a process server acted in collusion to fabricate service of summons. Justice Dilip Raosaheb Deshmukh allowed the defendant’s application under Order 9 Rule 13 of the…
Citation : 2002 Local Law (CG) 31 The Chhattisgarh High Court has directed the state government to consider the compassionate appointment of a widow whose application was rejected on the ground of delay. Justice Fakhruddin observed that such technicalities should not defeat the purpose of a welfare provision meant to protect families left destitute after…
Citation : 2001 Local Law (CG) 29 The Chhattisgarh High Court rebuked a lower court for arbitrarily denying bail to an accused who was not named in either the First Information Report (FIR) or the dying declaration of the victim. Justice R.S. Garg described the lower court’s decision as “whimsical” and “capricious,” emphasizing that judicial…