1 2025:CGHC:59595 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 8607 of 2025 1 - Anuj Banjare S/o Shri Antram Banjare Aged About 28 Years R/o Vill- Ward No.10, Bhaistara, Tah, Akaltara, P.S. Akaltara, District- Janjgir-Champa (C.G.) ... Applicant(s) versus 1 - State of Chhattisgarh Through- S.H.O., P.S. Akaltara, Dist- Janjgir-Champa (C.G.) ... Non-applicant(s) For Applicant(s) : Mr. Ravindra Sharma, Advocate. For Non-applicant(s) : Mr. Ajay Kumrani, Panel Lawyer. Hon’ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal, J. Order on Board 08/12//2025 1. This is first bail application before this Court filed by the applicant for grant of regular bail. The applicant has been arrested on 04.06.2025 in connection with Crime No. 214/2025 registered at Akaltara, District Janjgir-Champa (C.G.) for the offence under Sections 69 of BNS. 2. The case of the prosecution is that on 23.05.2025, the victim lodged a written complaint against the applicant that she was having love affair with the applicant since 03 years and the applicant regularly pressurized her for sexual favour by giving threatening that if she will not sexually favoured her, he will commit suicide by hanging himself and she would be blamed for her death. Due to apprehended defame in the society she could not informed the incident to anyone of his family members. On 04.05.2025 also he made forceful physical relation with her and, thereafter, she and her parents had ALOK SHARMA Digitally signed by ALOK SHARMA Date: 2025.12.09 18:45:50 +0530 2 gone to the house of the applicant and settle their marriage which was to be performed on 23.05.2025. However, in the evening of 23.05.2025, the mother of the applicant informed her father that the applicant fled away and marriage could not be performed then the report had been lodged. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the applicant would submit that the victim was in love affair with the applicant since last 03 years and both of them were engaged in making consensual physical relation. Had the applicant been given any threatening to the victim, she would have made complaint to her family member or should would not engage in making relation with the applicant for about 03 years. He would further submits that on the instance of her parents, their marriage have been settled, however, it is the victim who demanded a scooty and Rs. 50,000/- cash from the applicant for which the applicant denied to give it to them which culminated into lodging of the report. He would further submits that the applicant has never given any threatening and the victim herself engaged on her own will in physical relation with the applicant as she is a major, educated and working girl. There is no injury found on the body of the victim. The applicant is in jail since 04.06.2025, and final adjudication of the case will take its own time, therefore, he may be enlarged on bail. 4. On the other hand, learned counsel for the State opposes and submitted that from the statement of the victim and other witnesses there are sufficient allegation against the applicant that he threatened the victim and obtained her consent in making physical relation with her and engaged in making forceful physical relation with the victim, therefore, the applicant is not entitled for bail. 5. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the material annexed with the bail application as well as case diary. 6. Considering the submissions made by learned counsel for the parties, considering the nature of allegation and the material collected during the 3 investigation further considering the written complaint lodged by the victim as well as her 183 BNSS, statement and also in view of the statement of the other witnesses, further considering the age of the victim and their relation for about 03 years, I am inclined to release the applicant on bail. 7. Consequently, the bail application filed by the applicant Anuj Banjare for grant of regular bail is hereby allowed. It is directed that the applicant shall be released on bail on his furnishing a personal bond in the sum of Rs. 25,000/- with one surety in the like sum to the satisfaction of the concerned trial Court, on following conditions:- (i) The applicant shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him from disclosing such fact to the Court. (ii) The applicant shall not act in any manner which will be prejudicial to fair and expeditious trial, and (iii) The applicant shall appear before the trial Court on each and every date given to them by the said Court till disposal of the trial unless their personal presence is exempted by the trial Court. Sd/- (Ravindra Kumar Agrawal) Judge Alok