1 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 10089 of 2025 1 - Suryakant Minj S/o Shri Rakesh Minj, Aged About - 18 Years 8 Months, R/o Village- Larangi, P.S.- Kushmi, District- Balrampur-Ramanujganj (C.G.) ... applicant(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through P.S.- Shankargarh, District- Balrampur- Ramanujganj (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) For applicant (s) : Mr. Navneet Kumar Yadav, Advocate For Respondent(s) : Ms. Priya Sharma, Panel Lawyer Hon’ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal, J. Order on board 02 .01.2026 1. Pursuant to the order dated 09.12.2025, the victim appeared through virtual mode from the DLSA Balrampur before this Court and submitted that she has no objection in granting bail to the applicant. Her submission is taken on record. 2. Heard on the application filed under Section 483 of B.N.S.S. This is first bail application before this Court filed by the applicant for grant of regular SAGRIKA AGRAWAL Digitally signed by SAGRIKA AGRAWAL Date: 2026.01.03 15:23:51 +0530 2 bail. The applicant has been arrested on 08.02.2025 in connection with Crime No. 21/2025 registered at P.S. Shankargarh, Dist- Balrampur- Ramanujganj (CG) for the offence under Sections 137(2), 87, 64(1) of BNS and Section 3(a) / 4(1) of POCSO Act. 3. The case of the prosecution is that on 05.02.2025, the father of the victim lodged a missing report that her minor daughter was missing since 04.02.2025 and her whereabouts could not be traced out. The police has registered the offence under Section 137 (2) of BNS and started investigation. During investigation, the victim was recovered on 08.02.2025 from the possession of the applicant and after recording her statement the other offences of Section 64(1) and 59 of BNS and Section 04 & 06 of POCSO Act have been added. The applicant has been arrested on 08.02.2025 and charge-sheet has been filed. 4. Learned counsel for the applicant would submit that the victim is a major girl, having love affair with the applicant and she has on her own will eloped with the applicant and made consensual physical relation with the applicant. There is no legally admissible evidence with respect to her age, however, she attain the age of majority and it is only under the pressure of her parents she made statement against the applicant and the offence has been registered in which the applicant has been arrested. He would further submit that the applicant is in jail since 08.02.2025 and victim herself has not supported the prosecutions case in her evidence, the final adjudication will take its own time, therefore, the applicant may be enlarged on bail. 5. On the other hand, learned counsel for the State opposes the bail application. 3 6. Considering the submissions made by learned counsel for the parties, considering the nature of allegation and material collected during the investigation, further considering the age of the victim as well as her statement recorded under Section 183 of BNSS, 2023, the applicant is in jail since 08.02.2025, I am inclined to release the applicant on bail. 7. Consequently, this application filed by the applicant under Section 483 of B.N.S.S. for grant of regular bail is hereby allowed. 8. It is directed that the applicant Suryakant Minj shall be released on bail on his furnishing a personal bond in the sum of Rs. 25,000/- with one surety in the like sum to the satisfaction of the concerned trial Court, on following conditions:- (i) He Shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him from disclosing such fact to the Court. (ii) He shall not act in any manner which will be prejudicial to fair and expeditious trial. (iii) He shall appear before the trial Court on each and every date given to him by the concerned trial Court till disposal of the trial. Sd/- (Ravindra Kumar Agrawal) Judge Sagrika