1 2026:CGHC:6076 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRCA No. 175 of 2026 1 - Premlal Rana S/o Shri Khageshwar Rana Aged About 26 Years Occupation- Private Job, R/o Kotra, Police Station- Sariya, Tahsil- Baramkela, District- Sarangarh-Bilaigarh C.G. 2 - Khageshwar Rana S/o Shri Balbhadra Rana Aged About 52 Years Occupation- Labour, R/o Kotra, Police Station- Sariya, Tahsil- Baramkela, District- Sarangarh-Bilaigarh C.G. ... Applicant versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer Police Station Tarbahar Bilaspur, District Bilaspur C.G. ... Respondent (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Applicant : Mr. Ratnesh Kumar Agrawal, Advocate For Respondent/State : Ms. Ankita Shukla, Panel Lawyer For Objector Mr. Prateek Modi, Advocate Hon'ble Mr. Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Order on Board 03/02/2026 1. This is the first bail application filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNSS’) for grant of regular bail to the applicants who have been arrested in connection with Crime No.13/2026 registered at Police Station Tarbahar, District-Bilaspur (C.G.), for the offence punishable under Sections 69, 351(2) of BNS. VAISHALI LUCKY NAGARIA Digitally signed by VAISHALI LUCKY NAGARIA Date: 2026.02.04 16:57:39 +0530 2 2. As Per the Prosecution Story, that on 11.10.2025 and 07.11.2025 applicant no. 1 made sexual relationship with prosecutrix with pretext of the marriage, later on applicant no. 1 refused to marry with the prosecutrix, when prosecutrix contact with the applicant no. 2 who is the father of the applicant no. 1 for marriage with applicant no. 1, then he gave threatening for kill to her, thereafter the said incident reported on 04.01.2026 before the police of police Station Baramkela, District Sarangarh-Bilaigarh (C.G.), which has been registered as crime no. 0/2026 and same has been sent to the Superintendent of Police Bilaspur for further action against the applicants, thereafter concern crime has been registered by the police of police station Tarbahar Bilaspur, District Bilaspur (C.G.). 3. Learned counsel for the applicants submits that applicants are innocent and have been falsely implicated in the present case. It is contended that applicant No.1 neither had any physical relationship with the prosecutrix nor made any promise of marriage. It is further submitted that applicant No.1 and the prosecutrix were in a love relationship, and when the relationship could not materialize, the FIR was lodged against applicant No.1 as well as his father. applicant No.2, being the father of applicant No.1, had no knowledge of the alleged relationship between applicant No.1 and the prosecutrix. 4. Learned counsel for the State as well as learned counsel for the objector opposed the bail application, submitting that Applicant No.2 had threatened the prosecutrix, therefore they are not entitled to grant of bail. 5. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the records. 6. Considering the submissions made by learned counsel for the parties, the nature of allegations, the facts and circumstances of the case, 3 allegation levelled against the applicants, also considering the fact that applicant No.1 and the prosecutrix were in a love relationship, and when the relationship could not materialize, the FIR was lodged against the applicant as well as his father, without commenting on the merits of the case, this Court is of the opinion that the applicants have made out a case for grant of anticipatory bail. 7. Let the applicants- Premlal Rana and Khageshwar involved in Crime No. 13/2026 registered at Police Station Tarbahar, District-Bilaspur (C.G.), for the offence punishable under Sections 69, 351(2) of BNS be released on bail on their furnishing a personal bond with two sureties in the like sum to the satisfaction of the Court concerned with the following conditions:- (i) The applicant shall file an undertaking to the effect that he shall not seek any adjournment on the dates fixed for evidence when the witnesses are present in court. In case of default of this condition, it shall be open for the trial court to treat it as abuse of liberty of bail and pass orders in accordance with law. (ii) The applicant shall remain present before the trial court on each date fixed, either personally or through his counsel. In case of his absence, without sufficient cause, the trial court may proceed against him under Section 269 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. (iii) In case, the applicant misuses the liberty of bail during trial and in order to secure his presence, proclamation under Section 84 of BNSS. is issued and the applicant fails to appear before the court on the date fixed in such proclamation, then, the trial court 4 shall initiate proceedings against him, in accordance with law, under Section 209 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. (iv) The applicant shall remain present, in person, before the trial court on the dates fixed for (i) opening of the case, (ii) framing of charge and (iii) recording of statement under Section 351 of BNSS. If in the opinion of the trial court absence of the applicant is deliberate or without sufficient cause, then it shall be open for the trial court to treat such default as abuse of liberty of bail and proceed against him in accordance with law. 8. Office is directed to send a certified copy of this order to the trial Court for necessary information and compliance forthwith. Sd/- (Ramesh Sinha) Chief Justice vaishali