1 2025:CGHC:55954 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 8211 of 2025 1 - Lalaram Yadav S/o Parmeshwar Yadav Aged About 27 Years R/o Village Karmandi, Police Station Shivrinarayan, District- Janjgir- Champa (C.G.) (Description Mentioned As Per Charge Sheet) ... Applicant(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Station House Officer, Police Station Shivrinarayan District - Janjgir- Champa (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) For Applicant(s) : Shri Vivek Singhal, Advocate For Respondent/State : Ms. Laxmeen Kashyap, PL (Hon’ble Shri Justice Arvind Kumar Verma) Order on Board 17/11/2025 The applicant has filed this bail application under Section 483 of the BNSS for grant of regular bail as he is in custody in connection with Crime No. 56/2025 registered at police station Shivrinarayan, District 2 Janjgir-Champa (CG) for the offence punishable under Sections 137(2), 64(2)(n) and 87 of BNS and Sections 4 & 6 of the POCSO Act. 2. As per the case set forth by the prosecution, father of the victim has lodged a report alleging that the applicant has committed sexual intercourse on several occasions with the prosecutrix on the pretext of marriage and thereafter he denied to marry her. On the basis of the said report, the applicant has been arrested. 4. Counsel for the applicant submits that there was a delay of one month in lodging the FIR. He submits that they were having love affair and she was a consenting party. He further submits that the father and the victim were examined before the trial court and they have not supported the prosecution case and turned hostile. He submits that the applicant is in jail since 23.06.2025, 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. 5. Learned counsel for the respondent/State, on the other hand, has opposed the bail application and submits that the FSL report is positive and the applicant is aged about 27 years and married. 6. Father and the victim appeared through the concerned DLSA and have raised no objection. 7. Heard counsel for the parties and perused the record. 3 8. On due consideration of the rival submissions and the fact that the applicant is in jail since 23.06.2025, the charge sheet has been filed and looking to the fact that in the statement before the Court, father and the victim have turned hostile and 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. 9. 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 shall appear before the trial court regularly on each and every date, unless exempted from appearance. ii) He 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: 2025.11.19 10:53:12 +0530