1 2026:CGHC:23011 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR M.Cr.C No.4562 of 2026 Krishna Sharma S/o Chandra Kumar Sharma Aged About 34 Years R/o Village Sargbundia, P.S. Urga, Distt. Korba, Chhattisgarh. ... Applicant versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through P.S. Urga, Distt. Korba, Chhattisgarh. ... Non-applicant __________________________________________________ For Applicant :Mr. Anshul Tiwari, Advocate. For Non-applicant/State :Ms. Sameeksha Gupta, PL. Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha , Chief Justice Order on Board 14.05.2026 1. The Applicant has preferred this 1st Bail Application under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for grant of regular bail, as he has been arrested in connection with Crime/FIR No.184/2026 registered at Police Station – Urga, District Korba (C.G.), for the offence under Sections 376(2)(n) IPC as also under Section 67(A) of SISTLA NEELIMA VISHNU PRIYA Digitally signed by SISTLA NEELIMA VISHNU PRIYA Date: 2026.05.15 13:49:07 +0530 2 Information Technology Act, 2000. 2. According to the prosecution case, the complainant, a married woman aged about 30 years, came in contact with co-accused Basant Dubey in her village. It is alleged that after acquaintance, the co-accused clicked inappropriate selfie photographs of the complainant and thereafter started threatening her. Under such threat, the complainant allegedly entered into physical relationship with the co-accused in the year 2023, which continued for about 3-4 months. It is further alleged that the co-accused captured inappropriate screenshots of the complainant during WhatsApp video calls and forwarded the same to the present Applicant, who thereafter made the said screenshots viral in the village through mobile No. 8319117626. Based on the above allegations, the present offences came to be registered against the present Applicant. Hence this application. 3. Learned counsel for the Applicant submits that the Applicant is innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present case and is behind the bars since 25.03.2026. He further submits that prior to the present case, another FIR had already been registered against the Applicant in relation to an earlier dispute and owing to previous enmity and personal rivalry, the present FIR has been lodged against him. It is 3 lastly submitted that conclusion of trial is likely to take quite some time, therefore, the Applicant may be granted bail. 4. On the other hand, learned counsel for the State opposes the bail application. 5. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case diary. 6. Considering the submissions advanced by learned Counsel for the parties, the nature of allegations, the pre-trial detention, charge sheet has been filed, further considering the likelihood of the trial taking considerable time, without further commenting anything on the merits of the case, this Court is of the considered opinion that it is a fit case to allow the application. Accordingly, the application is allowed. 7. Let applicant- Krishna Sharma involved in Crime/FIR No.184/2026 registered at Police Station – Urga, District Korba (C.G.), for the offence under Sections 376(2)(n) IPC as also under Section 67(A) of Information Technology Act, 2000 be released on bail on his 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 4 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 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 concerned for necessary information and compliance forthwith. Sd/- (Ramesh Sinha) Chief Justice Priya