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2025:CGHC:56993
NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 7435 of 2025 1 - Sanju Korram S/o Faguram Korram Aged About 25 Years R/o Village- Bade Bendari, Tahsil And District- Kondagaon (C.G.)
... Applicant(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through- P.S. - Kondagaon, District- Bilaspur (C.G.)
... Respondent(s) For Applicant(s) : Shri M.P.S.Bhatia, Advocate assisted by Ms. Gurprit Kaur Bhatia, Advocate For Respondent/State : Shri K.K.Bahrani, Pl
(Hon’ble Shri Justice Arvind Kumar Verma)
Order on Board 24/11/2025 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. 164/2025 registered at police station Klondagaon, District Kondagaon (CG) for the offence punishable SUGUNA DUBEY Digitally signed by SUGUNA DUBEY Date: 2025.11.27 11:35:44 +0530
2 under Sections 78,79,75(1), 296 and 351(3) of BNSS and Section 12 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012.
2. As per the prosecution case, on 11.05.2025, at about 10.00 pm, while the victim was attending a carnival at village Bade Bendri along with her two aunts and younger sister, the applicant is alleged to have stalked her, abused in obscene language and pushed her by holding her neck and had criminally intimidated her. On the basis of report lodged by the victim the report was lodged and the applicant was arrested.
3. Counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant has been falsely implicated in the case and there is no material to show that he had committed the said offence. He submits that the victim and her mother have no objection in granting bail tot he applicant. He further submits that the applicant is in jail since 11.05.2025, 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.
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Learned counsel for the respondent/State, on the other hand, has opposed the bail application referring to the nature of accusations and the age of the victim. He further submits that the applicant has one criminal antecedent of the year 2022.
5. On 14.10.2025, victim and her mother appeared through the concerned DLSA and they have no objection in granting bail to the applicant.
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6. Having considered the rival submissions, the nature of allegations, the fact that the applicant is in custod since 11.05.2025, the investigation has been completed and the charge sheet has been filed, the victim has already been examined before the trial court 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.
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