1 CGHC010260692026 2026:CGHC:28412 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 6064 of 2026 Karan Prasad Lahre Son Of Raju Lahre Aged About 23 Years Resident Of Ghurhdewa Bazar Mohalla, P.S. Bankimogra, District - Korba (C.G.) ...Applicant versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Police Of Police Station - Bankimogra, District - Korba (C.G.) ... Respondent For Applicant : Mr. Aakash Ahuja, Advocate. For Non-Applicant/State : Mr. Soumya Rai, Dy. G.A. Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha , Chief Justice Order on Board 09.07.2026 1. The applicant has preferred this First Bail Application under Section 483 of B.N.S.S. for grant of regular bail, as he has been arrested in connection with Crime No. 65/2026, registered at Police Station - Bankimogra, District - Korba (C.G) for the offence punishable under Section 108 of the BNS. 2. The prosecution story in brief is that on 02.04.2026, a report about his daughter Yashwani Suryavanshi leaving the house without informing him 31.03.2026, on which missing person No. 15/2026 was registered and investigation was taken up. Meanwhile, on 04.04.2026, information was received that missing person Yashwani Suryavanshi VAIBHAV SINGH Digitally signed by VAIBHAV SINGH Date: 2026.07.14 11:32:35 +0530 2 had died in the district hospital due to poisoning. The deceased was admitted by Karan Lahare, resident of Ghuddeva. On that information and on the hospital memo, Police Help Centre, District Hospital Korba registered unnumbered case No. 0/2026 and Panchnama proceedings of the deceased were done on 05.04.2026. On 05.04.2026, the father of the deceased reported the death of his daughter Yashwani Suryavanshi due to marriage by the accused Karan Prasad Lahare. On being forced to do so and on refusing to commit suicide, he was harassed and instigated to commit suicide. On 03.04.2026, his daughter Yashwani committed suicide by consuming poison. On the report of Hemlal Suryavanshi at the District Hospital Police Help Centre, an unnumbered crime number 0/2026 under section 108 BNS and numbered crime number 65/2026 was registered against the accused. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant is innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present case. It is contended that the charge-sheet has already been filed and, therefore, there is no likelihood of the applicant influencing the prosecution witnesses or tampering with the evidence. It is further submitted that the alleged offences are not punishable with death or imprisonment for life and that the applicant has been in judicial custody since 05.04.2026. Learned counsel submits that the applicant and the deceased had known each other since childhood and shared a cordial and consensual relationship, and the applicant never intended to cause any mental or physical harm to her. It is argued that, prior to the incident, the deceased was subjected to physical 3 assault and harassment by her father and brother on account of her telephonic conversation with the applicant, due to which she was under severe mental distress. It is further submitted that the deceased consumed poison on her own at a temple and thereafter telephoned the applicant seeking help, whereupon the applicant immediately rushed to the spot, shifted her on his motorcycle to the Government Hospital for treatment, and made every possible effort to save her life, which clearly demonstrates the absence of any criminal intention on his part. Learned counsel further submits that the prosecution story is false and has been fabricated by suppressing material facts with a view to maliciously implicate the applicant. It is also submitted that the applicant is the sole breadwinner of his family and his continued incarceration is causing severe hardship to his dependents. The applicant is a permanent resident of the address mentioned in the cause title, there is no likelihood of his absconding or tampering with the prosecution evidence, he undertakes to appear before the trial Court on each and every date fixed during trial, and is ready to furnish adequate surety and abide by all such terms and conditions as may be imposed by this Hon'ble Court while granting him the benefit of bail. 4. On the other hand, learned State Counsel opposed the bail application and submitted that the material collected during the course of investigation prima facie establishes the involvement of the applicant in the alleged offence. It was contended that the father of the deceased specifically alleged that the applicant had been harassing and pressurising the deceased to marry him and had abetted her to commit suicide, pursuant to which Crime No. 65/2026 was registered 4 under Section 108 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. Learned State Counsel further submitted that the statements of the prosecution witnesses support the prosecution case and, considering the seriousness of the allegations and the material available on record, the applicant is not entitled to the benefit of bail. Accordingly, it was prayed that the bail application be dismissed. 5. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case diary. 6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and upon perusal of the case diary and the material available on record, this Court finds that the father of the deceased has made specific allegations that the applicant had been continuously pressurising the deceased to marry him and, upon her refusal, had harassed and instigated her to commit suicide. The material collected during the course of investigation, including the statements of the prosecution witnesses, prima facie supports the prosecution case. Looking to the nature and gravity of the allegations, the seriousness of the offence, and the material available on record, this Court is of the considered opinion that it is not a fit case to enlarge the applicant on regular bail. 7. Accordingly, the bail application of the applicant – Karan Prasad Lahre, involved in Crime No. 65/2026, registered at Police Station - Bankimogra, District - Korba (C.G) for the offence punishable under Section 108 of the BNS, is rejected. Sd/- (Ramesh Sinha) Chief Justice vaibhav