1 2026:CGHC:512 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 10209 of 2025 1 - Dinesh Kumar Pal S/o Ramnaresh Pal Aged About 23 Years R/o Village Jogiyani, Chowki Balangi, P.S. Raghunathnagar, District- Balrampur- Ramanujganj (C.G.) ... applicant (s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Station House Officer, Of Police Station Raghunathnagar, District- Balrampur- Ramanujganj (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) For applicant (s) : Mr. Sameer Rigri, Advocate For Respondent(s) : Ms. Sunita Manikpuri, Govt. Advocate Hon’ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal, J. Order on board 05.01.2026. 1. Pursuant to the order dated 11.12.2025, the victim appeared through virtual mode from the DLSA Balrampur before this Court and submitted that she has no objection in granting bail to the applicant. Her submission is taken on record. 2. Heard on the application filed under Section 483 of B.N.S.S. This is first bail application before this Court filed by the applicant for grant of regular SAGRIKA AGRAWAL Digitally signed by SAGRIKA AGRAWAL Date: 2026.01.06 10:46:09 +0530 2 bail. The applicant has been arrested on 03.12.2024 in connection with Crime No. 106/2024 registered at P.S. Raghunathnagar, Dist- Balrampur- Ramanujganj (CG) for the offence under Sections 137 (2), 64(2)(m), 65, 61 (2), 351 (3) of BNS and Section 4(2) and 06 of POCSO Act. 3. The case of the prosecution is that on 19/10/2024, the mother of the victim lodged a report against the applicant that in the intervening period of 14.10.2024 and 15.10.2024, the applicant took her minor daughter with him by motor cycle and near the river, he repeatedly committed rape upon her. Somehow, the victim get herself free from the clutches of the applicant and reached the her house and informed the incident. The FIR has been registered against the applicant in which he has been arrested on 03.12.2024 and charge-sheet has been filed. 4. Learned counsel for the applicant would submit that the false allegation has been made against the applicant only on the assumption that he committed rape upon the victim. There is delay of 04 days in lodging the report for which there is no explanation. He would further submit that the victim has been examined before the learned trial Court and she denied the alleged incident. The applicant is in jail since 03.12.2024, final adjudication will take its own time, therefore, the applicant may be enlarged on bail. 5. On the other hand, learned counsel for the State opposes the bail application and has submitted that the victim who is a 14 year old girl, has been subjected to rape by the applicant and she also supported in her evidence during the trial, therefore, looking to the gravity of offence and age of the victim, the applicant is not entitled for bail. 6. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the material annexed with the bail application. 3 7. Considering the submissions made by learned counsel for the parties, considering the nature of allegation and material collected during the investigation, further considering the age of the victim as well as the allegation levelled against the applicant and also the gravity of offence, I am not inclined to release the applicant on bail. 8. Consequently, this application filed by the applicant under Section 483 of B.N.S.S. for grant of regular bail is hereby rejected. Sd/- (Ravindra Kumar Agrawal) Judge Sagrika