1 2026:CGHC:14728 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR MCRC No. 2146 of 2026 1 - Keshav Joshi S/o Parganiha Joshi Aged About 23 Years R/o Bhatagaon Ps- Ranchirai Tehsil- Gunderdehi And District- Balod (C.G.) 2 - Indrajeet Mahipal S/o Ganga Ram Mahipal Aged About 25 Years R/o Village- Bhatagaon Ps- Ranchirai Tehsil- Gunderdehi And District- Balod (C.G.) ... Applicants versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through - Sho Police Station - Ranchirai District- Balod (C.G.) (Particular Of The Parties Are Not Properly Mentioned In The Copy Of Impugned Order) ---- Respondent (Cause title is taken from the CIS) ___________________________________________________________ For Applicants : Mr. Amit Nayak, Advocate For State-Respondent : Mr. Vivek Misrha, P.L. ___________________________________________________________ Hon'ble Shri Justice Arvind Kumar Verma Order on Board 30/03/2026 1. This is second bail application. First bail application was dismissed as withdrawn vide order dated 24.11.2025. 2 2. The present second bail application is filed under Section 483 of the BNSS, 2023 for grant of regular bail to the applicant who has been arrested in connection with Crime No.114/2025 registered at Police Station Ranchiral, District Balod (C.G.), for the offence punishable under Sections 296, 115(2), 351(3), 126(20, 3(5) of BNS, Sections 4 & 12 of the POCSO Act and Sections 25 & 27 of the Arms Act. 3. Case of the prosecution, in brief is that on the date of incident the complainant accompained by two adults and a minor child accussed Indrajit Mahipal, Keshav Joshi, Rajkumar Deshlahre took the complainant his friend and minor child to the village dam at around 11.00 P.M abused them and forced them to remove their clothes and assaulted them with a wooden stick near their hips thighs knees and waist and molest them they tied all three of them with a piece of sari applicant threatened them with knife at their door step threatening to kill them if they told any one about incident and the above mentioned offence has been registered against applicants. Hence this bail application. 4. Learned counsel for the applicants contended that the applicants are innocent and have been falsely implicated in the said case. He further contended that just to trap the present applicants a false story has been narrated by the present complainant and the present is a case of normal dispute and free fighting between the parties. He further contended that the father of the 3 complainant is a powerful person of the said village and he lodged a false case against the applicants. There is no eye witness the case. He further contended that the material witness has been examined before the learned trial court below and there is various contradiction and omission in their statement. Lastly, he contended that the applicants are in jail since 15.09.2025 and the trial will take considerable time for its conclusion, therefore, the applicants may be released on bail. 5. Learned State Counsel opposes the submission made by learned counsel for the applicants and submits that the act committed by the applicants/accused is serious in nature, therefore, they may not be released on bail. 6. In compliance of Court’s order dated 09.03.2026, victim appeared before this Court through video conferencing from the concerned DLSA- Balod. On being asked, he raised objection to release the applicant on bail. 7. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case diary. 8. Considering the submissions made by learned counsel for the parties, considering the nature of allegation and the material collected during the investigation, further considering the allegation against the applicants, I am not inclined to release the applicants on bail. 4 9. Accordingly, the bail application of the applicants involved in Crime No.114/2025 registered at Police Station Ranchiral, District Balod (C.G.), for the offence punishable under Sections 296, 115(2), 351(3), 126(20, 3(5) of BNS, Sections 4 & 12 of the POCSO Act and Sections 25 & 27 of the Arms Act, is rejected. 10. However, this Court hopes and trust that the trial Court shall make an earnest endeavour to conclude the trial in accordance with law as expeditiously as possible. Sd/- (Arvind Kumar Verma) Judge Vasant