1 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 8598 of 2025 1 - Santosh Ram @ Guddu @ Chutiya S/o Ramsai Panika Aged About 32 Years R/o Village Nawadihkhurd, P.S. Balrampur, District Balrampur-Ramanujganj, C.G. 2 - Smt. Sunita Devi W/o Mansai Ram Aged About 40 Years R/o Village Jatro, Jamtad, P.S. Balrampur, District Balrampur-Ramanujganj, C.G. ... applicant(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer, P.S. Balrampur, District Balrampur-Ramanujganj, C.G. ... Respondent(s) For applicant (s) : Mr. Dashrath Kushwaha, Advocate For Respondent(s) : Mr. Kalpesh Ruparel, Panel Lawyer Hon’ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal, J. Order on board 30.10.2025. 1. Heard on the application filed under Section 483 of B.N.S.S. This is Second bail application of the applicant. The first bail application of the applicants have been dismissed on 06.05.2025 passed by this Court in MCRC No. 2611/2025. The applicant have filed the second bail application who are arrested on 27.04.2024 in 2 Crime No. 120/2024 registered at P.S. Balrampur for the offence under Section 238, 89 and 94 of Bhartiya Nyay Sanhita, 2023 and Section 21(1) of POCSO Act. 2. Learned counsel for the applicants would submit that the total 18 witnesses have been cited by the prosecution and out of which only 4 witnesses have been examined till date. The applicants are in jail since 27.04.2024. the witnesses have not duly supported the prosecutions’ case, final adjudication will take its own time, therefore, the applicants may be enlarged on bail. 3. On the other hand, learned counsel for the State opposes and have submitted that the first bail application of the applicants have been rejected on merits. Trial of the case is in process and therefore, the applicants are not entitled for bail. 4. Considering the submissions made by learned counsel for the parties, considering the nature of allegation and material placed in the present bail application, further considering that the first bail application of the applicants have been dismissed on merits and trial of the case is in process, I am not inclined to admit the second bail application of the applicants. 5. Consequently, the second bail application filed by the applicants under Section 483 of B.N.S.S. is hereby rejected. 6. Considering the fact that the applicants are in jail since 27.04.2024, the learned trial Court is directed to expedite the trial as early as possible. 7. Copy of this order shall be forwarded to the learned trial Court for its compliance and necessary action. Sd/- (Ravindra Kumar Agrawal) Judge Sagrika SAGRIKA AGRAWAL Digitally signed by SAGRIKA AGRAWAL Date: 2025.10.31 09:54:37 +0530