No he couldn't.
Arranged for a Break Journey
There were seats available in Azad Hind Express till Bilaspur in Current 3A.
From there there were seats in 12855 Bilaspur Itwari Intercity in 2A.
There's a...
more... layover of almost 6 hours at Bilaspur but that's acceptable all things considered. Also chance for delay in Azad Hind Express so the more layover the better are chances for catching next train.