1 2025:CGHC:53035 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 7747 of 2025 1 - Sandeep Shukla Urf Shukla S/o Krishna Shukla Aged About 43 Years R/o Near Mopka Talab Elina Colony, P.S. Sarkanda Distt- Bilaspur C.G. ... Applicant(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Police Station Sarkanda Distt- Bilaspur C.G. ... Respondent(s) For Applicant(s) : Smt. Anju Ahuja, Advocate For Respondent/State : Shri Karan Kumar Bahrani, PL (Hon’ble Shri Justice Arvind Kumar Verma) Order on Board 30/10/2025 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. 864/2025 registered at police station Sarkanda, Bilaspur (CG) for the offence punishable under 2 Sections 75(1)(i) of the BNS and Section 8 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012. 2. Prosecution case in brief is that on 20th June 2020, at about 7.00 pm. the prosecutrix had gone to the grocery shop and the applicant clandestinely approached her and subject to unacceptable physical conduct. It is alleged that the applicant grasped her right hand, attempted and forcibly held her waist, thereby engaging in immoral and unlawful conduct. In a desperate attempt to free herself, she bit the hand of the applicant and overwhelmed with fear and distress ran away crying and immediately narrated the incident to her family members. The matter was subsequently reported by her father asserting that the accused and his family members threatened him with dire consequences. 3. Counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant has been falsely implicated in the case. She submits that statement of the victim and her father has been recorded before the trial court and they have not supported the case of prosecution. She further submits that the applicant is in jail since 21.06.2025, 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, on the other hand, has opposed the bail application. 3 5. Victim and her father appeared through the concerned DLSA and have raised no objection for grant of bail. 6 Heard counsel for the parties and perused the record. 7. On due consideration of the rival submissions and the fact that the prosecutrix and her father have not supported the prosecution case, 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: 2025.11.04 12:20:55 +0530