1 2025:CGHC:27017 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 4295 of 2025 Kalyan Kumar Bhoi S/o Lt. Shri Ramjhul Bhoi Aged About 50 Years R/o Bhakurra, Navapara, Police Station Takhatpur, District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh. ... Applicant versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Station House Officer, Police Station Kota, District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh. --- Respondent For Applicant : Mr. Sumit Singh Rathore, Advocate For Respondent/State : Ms. Laxmeen Kashyap, Panel Lawyer Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal Order On Board 23/06/2025 1. The victim along with her father appeared before this Court today and recorded ‘no objection’ in granting bail to the applicant. 2. The applicant has preferred this 1st bail application under Section 483 of Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita Act 2023 for grant of regular bail as they are arrested in connection with crime No. 263/2025, registered at Police Station – Kota, District- Bilaspur (C.G.) for offence punishable under Section 74 of BNS and Section 9(च) of the POCSO Act, 2012. 3. As per prosecution story, on 26.03.2025, the accused has been seen molesting the victim in the footage of the CCTV camera installed in the school and the footage of the said CCTV camera has been seized. The Digitally signed by SHUBHAM SINGH RAGHUVANSHI Date: 2025.06.23 17:38:34 +0530 2 victim is a student of the school and a minor girl below the age of 17 years and the 50-year-old accused who is a teacher of the school is accused of disrupted the trustful relationship of teacher and student and molested a minor girl. Based on above, on 28.03.2025, father of the victim reported the matter in concerned police station against the applicant. 4. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant is innocent and has been falsely implicated in the crime in question. He further submits that the applicant has not molested the victim, there is a delay in lodging FIR. The applicant is in jail since 28.03.2025, out of 12 prosecution witnesses, none has been examined till date and the trial is likely to some time to be finalized, therefore, it is prayed that the applicant may be enlarged on bail. 5. Per contra, learned Counsel appearing on behalf of the State opposes the bail application. 6. I have heard learned Counsel appearing for the parties and perused the material available on record. 7. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, evidence collected by the prosecution, particularly considering that the victim came along with her father before this Court and they recorded no objection in granting bail to the applicant, further considering the detention period of the applicant and the fact that the trial is likely to take some time to be finalized, in view of above, without further commenting on other merits of the case, at this stage, I am inclined to release the applicant on bail. 8. Accordingly, the bail application is Allowed. 9. It is directed that the applicant shall be released on bail on executing a personal bond for a sum of Rs. 20,000/- with one solvent surety for the like sum to the satisfaction of the Trial Court for his appearance before the said Court as and when directed. Sd/- (Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal) Judge Shubham