1 CGHC010221952026 2026:CGHC:28337 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 6073 of 2026 Netram Verma S/o Late Jethuram Verma Aged About 52 Years R/o In Front Of Government Press, Ward No. 05, Chikhli, District- Rajnandgaon (C.G.) ... Applicant versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer, Police Station- Kotwali, Rajnandgaon District- Rajnandgaon (C.G.) ... Non-applicant For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Avinash Chand Sahu, Advocate For Respondent(s) : Ms. Vaishali Mahilong, Dy. G.A. for the State (Hon’ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal, J.) Order on Board 08/07/2026 1. This is the second bail application of the applicant. The first bail application of the applicant has been dismissed on merits vide order dated 19.09.2025 passed by this Court in MCRC No. 7080/2025. The SUMIT KUMAR Digitally signed by SUMIT KUMAR Date: 2026.07.10 11:15:33 +0530 2 applicant who is in jail since 13.08.2025 is claiming regular bail in connection with Crime No. 414/2025 registered at Police Station – Kotwali, outpost Chikhli, Rajnandgaon, District – Rajnandgaon for the offence punishable under Section 74 and 65(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Section 9(f) & 9(e)/10 and Section 10 & 11(i)/12 of the Protection Of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012. 2. The case of the prosecution is that on 09.08.2025, an FIR has been registered against the applicant with the allegation that the applicant is Headmaster of the Govt. Primary School, Mohba and he sexually exploited and outraged the modesty of the girl students of the school and when the victims made complaint, he threatened them. The father of one of the victims has lodged report to the police on which the FIR has been registered. The applicant has been arrested on 13.08.2025 and the investigation is going on. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the applicant would submit that the applicant have been falsely implicated in the offence though, he is the Headmaster of the school but to maintain the discipline in the school, he scolded the students for maintaining the same within the school premises and due to the anger, the victims made complaint against the applicant. He would also submit that after rejection of the first bail application, the victims and her parents have been examined and none of them have supported the prosecution’s case, the applicant is in jail since 13.08.2025 and final adjudication will take its own time, therefore, he has filed the second bail application. 4. On the other hand, learned State counsel opposes the submissions made by learned counsel for the applicant and submit that the first bail 3 application of the applicant has been dismissed on merits, the trial of the case is in progress and 12 witnesses have been examined upto 05.05.2026, therefore, there is no change in circumstances and the applicant is not entitled to be released on bail. 5. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the material annexed with the bail application. 6. Considering the submissions made by learned counsel for the parties, considering the nature of allegation against the applicant and the fact that the first bail application of the applicant has been dismissed on merits, thereafter, 12 witnesses have been examined upto 05.05.2025 and the trial of the case is at its advance stage and there appears to be no change in circumstances, I am not inclined to admit this second bail application of the applicant. 7. Accordingly, the second bail application of the applicant Netram Verma is dismissed at the motion stage itself. Sd/- (Ravindra Kumar Agrawal) JUDGE Sumit