1 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 10372 of 2025 1 - Ramdev Sandilya S/o Rajkumar Sandilya Aged About 22 Years R/o Village Jagarnathpur, Police Station Pratappur, District - Surajpur (C.G.) ... applicant (s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Police Station - Rajpur District - Balrampur- Ramanujganj (C.G.) (Police Station Name Wrongly Mentioned In Order Sheet As Ajak/ Balrampur In Cause Title Slip) ... Respondent(s) For applicant (s) : Dr. Prachi Diwan, Advocate For Respondent(s) : Mr. Vivek Mishra, Panel Lawyer Hon’ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal, J. Order on board 13.01.2026. 1. This is the second bail application of the applicant. The first bail application of the applicant has been dismissed on merits vide order dated 20.11.2025 passed in MCRC No. 7841/2025. 2. The applicant, who is arrested on 01.06.2025, is claiming regular bail in connection with Crime No. 123/2025 registered at P.S. Rajpur, Dist- SAGRIKA AGRAWAL Digitally signed by SAGRIKA AGRAWAL Date: 2026.01.14 10:39:44 +0530 2 Balrampur-Ramanujganj (CG) for the offence under Section 137 (2), 87, 64 (2)(n) of BNS and Section 4 and 6 of POCSO Act. 3. Brief facts of this case are that on 31.05.2025, mother of the victim lodged a missing report that her minor daughter is missing since 29.05.2025 and her whereabout could not be tressed out. The police has registered the office under Section 137(2) of the BNS and started investigation. During investigation, the victim was recovered on 01.06.2025 and after recording her statement, the other offences of Sections 87, 64(2) of BNS, 2023 and Sections 4 and 6 of the POCSO Act have been added. The applicant has been arrested on 01.06.2025 and charge-sheet has been filed. 4. Learned counsel for the applicant would submit that the victim has been examined before the learned trial Court as PW/1 and has been turned hostile. The trial of the case is not in its considerable progress and it will take some more time and therefore, the applicant has filed the second bail application. 5. On the other hand, learned counsel appearing for the State opposes and has submitted that on 20.11.2025, the first bail application of the applicant has been dismissed on merits and on that day, the victim was already examined before the learned trial Court and the ground which has been raised in the present bail application is very much available to him on the day when his first bail application was dismissed on merits, therefore, there is no change in circumstances and the applicant is not entitled for bail. 6. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the material annexed with the bail application. 3 7. Considering the submissions made by learned counsel for the parties, considering the allegation against the applicant and further considering that, the first bail application of the applicant has been dismissed on merits vide order dated 20/11/2025 and on that day the victim has already been examined as PW/1 on 14.11.2025 before the learned trial Court, and the ground which has been raised in the present bail application was very much available to the applicant at the time when his first bail application was dismissed, therefore, this Court does not find any change in circumstances and is not inclined to admit the second bail application of the applicant. 8. Accordingly, the second bail application of the applicant is dismissed. Sd/- (Ravindra Kumar Agrawal) Judge Sagrika