1 2025:CGHC:32261 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 4576 of 2025 Chhotu Ram S/o Ram Swarup Bhuiya Aged About 24 Years R/o Village Meetgai, Police Thana Ramanujganj District Balrampur Ramanujganj Chhattisgarh ... Applicant versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through Police Station Ramanujganj District Balrampur Ramanujganj Chhattisgarh ... Respondent For Applicant : Mr. Akath Kumar Yadav, Adv. For Respondent/State : Mr. Karan Kumar Bahrani, P.L. Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal Order On Board 11/07/2025 1. The victim along with her mother appeared through virtual mode from concerned DLSA before this Court today and recorded ‘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 he is arrested in connection with crime No. 165/2024, registered at Police Station – Ramanujganj, District- Balrampur-Ramanujganj (C.G.) SHUBHAM SINGH RAGHUVANSHI Digitally signed by SHUBHAM SINGH RAGHUVANSHI Date: 2025.07.11 17:44:14 +0530 2 for offence punishable under Section 376(3) of IPC and Sections 4 (2) & 6 of the POCSO Act, 2012. 3. The prosecution's case, in short, is that on 02.02.2024 at about 7:00 pm, the victim aged about 14 years went towards the pond of her village, at the same time the applicant / accused Chhotu Ram came to the said place and the applicant caught the victim and threw her on the ground and raped the victim and thereafter the victim went to her house and due to public shame the victim did not tell anyone anything about the said incident. Thereafter, the applicant / accused lured the minor victim and had physical relations with the minor victim several times due to which the victim became pregnant. After few months, when the victim's mother asked the victim, the victim told about the said incident and due to fear of defamation, the said incident was not reported at that time. The victim gave birth to a girl child in Government Hospital Balrampur. On 22.09.2024, the mother of the victim lodged a report of the above incident at concerned Police Station. Based on above, offence has been registered 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. The victim was a consenting party in the alleged act. There was a dealy in lodging the FIR. He further submits that the applicant is in jail since 23.09.2024, out of 20 prosecution witnesses, only 1 has been examined till date and the trial is likely to take 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 and submits that at the time of incident, the victim was minor and became pregnant as a result of the sexual intercourse, therefore, looking to the nature of offence, the applicant may not be released on bail. 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 and evidence collected by the prosecution against the applicant, at this stage, without 3 further commenting on merits of the case, I am not inclined to release the applicant on bail. 8. Accordingly, the bail application is Rejected. However, the Trial Court is directed to expedite the trial and to ensure that the trial is concluded as expeditiously as possible. Sd/- (Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal) Judge Shubham