1 2025:CGHC:55415 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 8569 of 2025 • Dilkash Raja, S/o Sabir Ansari, Aged About 25 Years, R/o Village Chandannagar, P.S. Ramanujganj, District Balrampur-Ramanujganj (C.G.). ... Applicant versus • State Of Chhattisgarh, Through S.H.O., Out-Post Ganesh Mod, Police Station Balrampur, District Balrampur-Ramanujganj (C.G.) ... Non-applicant (Cause title taken from Case Information System) For Applicant : Mr. Pushkar Sinha, Advocate. For State/non-applicant : Mr. Anurag Tripathi, P.L. Hon’ble Shri Justice Parth Prateem Sahu Order on Board 13/11/2025 1. This is the second bail application filed under Section 483 of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNSS’) for grant of regular bail to the applicant, who has been arrested in connection with Crime No.72/2025 registered at Police Station Balrampur, District Balrampur-Ramanujganj (C.G.), for the offence punishable under Sections 137(2), 64(2), 3(5) of B.N.S., 2023 and 4 & 6 of POCSO Act. 2. The first application of the applicant has been dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to repeat the prayer after examination of the victim, by this Court vide order dated 26.08.2025 in MCRC No.6271/2025. 3. Case of the prosecution, in brief, is that father of the victim lodged a missing report in the concerned police station, based upon which, initially crime was registered under Section 137(2) B.N.S., 2023. During course of investigation, DEEPTI JHA Digitally signed by DEEPTI JHA 2 victim was recovered and after recording her statement other offences were also registered, applicant was arrested on 15.06.2025. 4. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the present applicant is innocent and he has been falsely implicated in crime, as being friend of the co-accused namely Ajit Bharti. He further contended that after filing of the charge sheet, victim is now examined before the trial Court and in her Court statement she has not levelled any allegation against the present applicant. Applicant is in jail since 15.06.2025 and the trial is likely to take some time for its conclusion, therefore, applicant may be enlarged on bail. 5. On the other hand, learned State counsel opposes the submission made by the counsel for the applicant and submits that there are allegations levelled against the applicant in the statement of victim recorded before the concerned police. He, however, submits that the submission of the counsel for the applicant based upon the deposition of the victim is subject matter of appreciation of the trial Court. Applicant is not entitle to be enlarged on bail. 6. Victim appeared along with her mother through video conferencing from DLSA Balrampur and submitted that they are not having objection in granting bail to the present applicant. 7. I have heard learned counsel appearing for the parties and perused the case diary. 8. On due consideration, of the facts and circumstances of the case, submission made by the counsel for respective parties and further considering that victim has already been examined before the trial Court and there is no apprehension in the witnesses being influenced, without commenting on merits, I am inclined to grant bail to the applicant. 9. Accordingly, the instant bail application is allowed. Let the Applicant – Dilkash Raja, involved in Crime No.72/2025 registered at Police Station Balrampur, District Balrampur-Ramanujganj (C.G.) for the offence punishable under Sections 137(2), 64(2), 3(5) of B.N.S., 2023 and 4 & 6 of POCSO Act, 3 be released on bail on furnishing personal bond of Rs.25,000/- with one surety of like sum amount to the satisfaction of the Court concerned. 10. Office is directed to send a certified copy of this order to the trial Court concerned for necessary information and compliance forthwith. Sd/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) Judge