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2025:CGHC:34243
NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 4900 of 2025 Arun Padam S/o Nageshwar Padam Aged About 22 Years R/o Kottapal, P.S. Bijapur, District Bijapur C.G.
...Applicant
versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Police Station Bijapur, District Bijapur C.G. ...None-applicant
For Applicant : Mr. Karan Kumar Baharani, Advocate For Non-applicant/State : Mr. Soumya Rai, Panel Lawyer. Hon'ble Mr. Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Order on Board 18.07.2025
1. This is the first bail application filed under Section 483 of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for grant of regular bail to the applicant who has been arrested in connection with Crime No. 32/2025 registered at Police Station - Bijapur District – Bijapur (C.G.), for the offence punishable under Sections 64(2)(m) & 351(2) of the B.N.S. 2023. 2. As per case of the prosecution is that the victim has lodged the FIR against the present applicant alleging that the applicant has been VAIBHAV SINGH Digitally signed by VAIBHAV SINGH Date: 2025.07.21 19:38:10 +0530
2 committing forceful sexual intercourse with her on the false pretext of marriage due to which she became pregnant. The police have arrested to the applicant and filed the charge sheet in competent Court of law. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. He further submits the victim is major and consenting party, hence the alleged offence are not made out against the applicant and the victim has resided with the present applicant for a sufficient amount of time and when there has been some dispute between them she had left the applicant and he is in jail since 08.05.2025 and the trial is likely to take some time for its conclusion. Therefore, he prays for grant of bail to the applicant. 4. On the other hand, the learned State Counsel opposed the bail application, submitting that the charge-sheet has already been filed. He further contended that the applicant engaged in a forcible physical relationship, resulting in the victim becoming pregnant. Therefore, the applicant is not entitled to be released on bail. 5. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case diary. 6.
Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the nature and gravity of the offence, the material available in the case diary, and the fact that the applicant has committed forceful sexual intercourse with the victim on the false promise of marriage, she also became pregnant and she was given medicine to abort her child due to which she suffered complications and the applicant refused to marry her
3 therefore, I am of the considered opinion that the applicant is not entitled to the grant of bail. 7. Accordingly, the bail application of applicant - Arun Padam, involved in Crime No. 32/2025 registered at Police Station - Bijapur District – Bijapur (C.G.), for the offence punishable under Sections 64(2)(m) & 351(2) of the B.N.S. 2023, is rejected. 8. Office is directed to send a certified copy of this order to the trial Court concerned for necessary information and compliance forthwith. Sd/-
(Ramesh Sinha)
Chief Justice Vaibhav