1 2025:CGHC:54497 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 7926 of 2025 1 - Sameer Bansal S/o Ashok Bansal Aged About 19 Years R/o Village Lalpur, Basor Mohalla, Manendragarh, Police Station Manendragarh, District Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur (C.G.) ... Applicant(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through - The Station House Officer, Police Of Police Station Chirmiri, District Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) For Applicant (s) : Shri Ram Sajiwan, Advocate For Respondent/State : Shri Vivek Sharma, PL (Hon’ble Shri Justice Arvind Kumar Verma) Order on Board 07/11/2025 The applicant has filed this bail application under Section 483 of the Bhartiya Nagrrik Suraksha Sanhita for grant of regular bail as he is in custody in connection with Crime No. 101/2025 registered at police station Chirmiri, District Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur (CG) for the 2 offence punishable under Sections 137(2), 87 and 65(1) of BNS and Section 5(B)/6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012. 2. Prosecution case in brief is that the applicant allured the prosecutrix who is a minor along with him and on the pretext of marriage subjected to sexual intercourse. After investigation, the applicant and was arrested. 3. Counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant has been falsely implicated in the case. He submits that there was love affair between the applicant and the prosecutrix and she stayed with the applicant for one month as husband and wife. He submits that the prosecutrix and her parents were examined before the trial court and they have not supported the case of prosecution and turned hostile. He further submits that the applicant is in jail since 30.05.2025, the charge sheet has been filed and the trial is likely to take some time, he is ready and willing to comply with any of the conditions which may be imposed upon him and thus, it is submitted that the application be allowed and the applicant be released on bail. 4. Learned counsel for the respondent/State opposed the bail application. 5. Notice has been duly served upon the victim but none appeared. Ms. Shivali Dubey, Advocate, present in the Court is requested to assist the Court as Amicus Curae on behalf of the victim. 6. Heard counsel for the parties and perused the record. 3 7. On due consideration of the rival submissions and the fact that the victim has turned hostile and has stated that the applicant has not committed any such offence and further that the applicant is in jail since 30.05.2025, the charge sheet has been filed and looking to the fact that the final disposal of the trial is likely to take sufficiently long time, the present application deserves to be allowed. Accordingly, his bail application is allowed. 8. It is directed that in the event of applicant executing a personal bond for a sum of Rs. 10,000/- with one surety to the satisfaction of the concerned trial court, he shall be released on bail on the following conditions: i) He/she shall appear before the trial court regularly on each and every date, unless exempted from appearance. ii) He/she shall not make any attempt to tamper with the prosecution witnesses. Iii) the applicant is directed not to communicate/contact in any manner with the prosecutrix, her family members and the witnesses cited in the charge sheet any other person concerned or attempt to ask for any favour in the trial directly or indirectly. Sd/- (Arvind Kumar Verma) Judge SUGUNA DUBEY Digitally signed by SUGUNA DUBEY Date: 2025.11.10 18:30:15 +0530