1 2025:CGHC:22625 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 3571 of 2025 Sohanlal Singroul S/o Late Badhuram Singroul Aged About 63 Years R/o Village Bharewa Post Jareli Tahsil And P.S. Pathariya, District Mungeli (C.G.) ... Applicant versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through P.S. Pathariya, District Mungeli (C.G.) ... Respondent For Applicant : Shri Dheerendra Pandey, Advocate. For Respondent/State : Shri Bharat Gulbani, PL. Hon'ble Mr. Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Order on Board 09/06/2025 1. This is the first bail application filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNSS’) for grant of regular bail to the applicant who has been arrested in connection with Crime No.235/2024 registered at Police Station GOURI MUDALIAR Digitally signed by GOURI MUDALIAR Date: 2025.06.10 16:27:48 +0530 2 Pathariya, Distt. Mungeli (C.G.) for the offence punishable under Sections 75(1) (1), 75(1)(ii) BNS Act & 7, 8, of POCSO Act, 2012 and 3(1)(W) SC/ST Act. 2. Case of the prosecution, in brief, is that on 26.10.2024 father of the prosecutrix B had made a report before police station Pathariya, in which he has stated that on 25.10.2024 his daughter went to school for studies she returns home at about 4.30 PM and told him School Teacher i.e. applicant/accused always touch her body and asks to do dirty work and he always try to outrage modesty and similarly he try to outrage modesty of others girl by which police has registered the aforesaid offence against the applicant. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant is innocent and he has been falsely implicated in the present case. He would submit that FIR was lodged by father of one of the victim and there were six victims who were minor girls and the applicant happens to be the teacher of the institution who tried to outrage the modesty of the minor girls/students. It is stated that during the course of the trial all the victims have turned hostile. He would submit that the applicant is in jail since 23/01/2025, conclusion of trial will take some time, therefore, he prays for grant of bail to the applicant. 4. On the other hand, learned State Counsel opposes the bail application. He would submit that the complainant is present in 3 the Court. 5. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case diary. 6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, also considering the allegation against the applicant who is a teacher and further the fact that the witnesses though have turned hostile, I am not inclined to grant bail to the applicant as it amounts to tampering with the witnesses. 7. Accordingly, the bail application of applicant Sohanlal Singroul involved in Crime No.235/2024 registered at Police Station Pathariya, Distt. Mungeli (C.G.) for the offence punishable under Sections 75(1) (1), 75(1)(ii) BNS Act & 7, 8, of POCSO Act, 2012 and 3(1)(W) SC/ST Act, is rejected. 8. Needless to say that the trial Court concerned is at liberty to proceed and conclude the trial expeditiously. 9. Office is directed to provide a certified copy of this order to the trial Court concerned for necessary information. - Sd/- (Ramesh Sinha) CHIEF JUSTICE gouri