1 2025:CGHC:60536 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 9622 of 2025 Tanishak (Tanishk) Kannojiya S/o Manoj Kannojiya Aged About 19 Years R/o Janta Market, Quarter No. 09, Padmanabhpur, Police Station Padmanabhpur Durg, District Durg, Chhattisgarh ... Applicant versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Sho, Police Station Mohan Nagar, District Durg, Chhattisgarh ... Respondent(s) For Applicant : Mr. Siddharth Pandey, Advocate For Respondent(s) For Victim : : Ms. Priya Sharma, Advocate Ms. Nidhi Tiwari, Advocate Hon’ble Shri Justice Arvind Kumar Verma, Judge Order on Board 12/12/2025 1. The applicant has preferred this First Bail Application under Section 483 of BNSS, 2023 for grant of regular bail, as he has 2 been arrested in connection with Crime No. 13/2025, registered at Police Station Mohan Nagar, District- Durg (CG) for the offence punishable under Sections 332(a)(b), 64(2)(m), 65(1), 308 of BNS, 2023 and Sections 6 of POCSO Act, 2012. 2. Since, the victim did not appear before this Court though served, therefore, Ms. Nidhi Tiwari, Advocate who is present in the Court is requested to assist the Court as an amicus curiae. 3. The prosecution story in brief, is that, on 11.01.2025, a written complaint was lodged by the complainant/mother of the victim stating that the applicant had been sexually exploiting and harassing her minor daughter/victim for several months. As per the complaint, the applicant came in contact with the victim during a marathon event on 08.10.2023 after which he started meeting her during her Taekwondo practice at Ravishankar Stadium, Durg. The applicant befriended the victim and thereafter threatened, pressurized, and compelled her to maintain contact with him. It is alleged that the applicant began calling the victim from multiple mobile numbers and, by giving threats, forced her to meet him. The applicant thereafter went to the victim’s residence and forcibly committed sexual intercourse with the victim causing her physical and mental distress. It is further alleged that the applicant continuously harassed the victim, demanded money from her, and threatened to defame her and disclose the physical relationship if she refused. Under such threat the victim was compelled to give 3 approximately Rs. 2,50,000/- in cash and Rs. 1,23,000/- through online transfer to the applicant. The complainant also stated that whenever the victim resisted, the applicant would come outside her house, throw stones, issue threats, etc. Therefore, an FIR was registered against the present applicant for the aforesaid sections. 4. It was argued by the learned counsel for the applicant that the applicant has been falsely implicated in this case. He further contended that there is a huge delay in lodging the Fir as the sexual assault, as per the written complaint, took place on 02.07.2024 and 13.08.20224, and for more than 5 months, the victim as well as the complainant were silent and did not take any steps and thus it makes the entire prosecution story doubtful. The applicant is in jail since 12.01.2025 and conclusion of the trial will take some time. Therefore, he prays for grant of bail to the applicant. 5. On the other hand, learned State Counsel opposes the bail application and submits that all the evidences are against the applicant. 6. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case diary. 7. Considering the facts & circumstances of the case, particularly the fact that the applicant has threatened the victim and has took Rs. 2,50,000/- in cash and Rs. 1,23,000/- through online transfer, 4 nature & gravity of the offence, material available in the case dairy, this Court is of the opinion that it is not a fit case to enlarge the applicant on regular bail. Accordingly, the bail application of applicant- Tanishak (Tanish) Kannojiya involved in Crime No. 13/2025 under aforesaid Sections at Police Station- Mohan Nagar, District- Durg, Chhattisgarh, is rejected. 8. However, looking to the period of detention of the applicant, i.e. 11 months, this Court hopes and trusts that the Trial Court shall make earnest endeavour to conclude the trial expeditiously as soon as possible in accordance with law, if there is no legal impediment. Sd/- (Arvind Kumar Verma) JUDGE Madhurima