1 CGHC010171802026 2026:CGHC:29475 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 4054 of 2026 Manish Kaudo S/o Ram Singh Kaudo Aged About 19 Years R/o Village Kerlapal Police Station Bharanda, District Narayanpur C.G. ... Applicant versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through Sho Police Station Bharanda District Narayanpur C.G. ... Non-applicant For Applicant : Shri Vaibhav A. Goverdhan, Advocate. For Non-Applicant/State : Shri Vivek Mishra, Panel Lawyer. For the Complainant : Shri Anshit Singh Hora, Advocate. (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE RADHAKISHAN AGRAWAL) Order on Board 13/07/2026 1. This is the first bail application filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short, the B.N.S.S.) for grant of regular bail to the applicant who has been arrested in connection with Crime No.18/2025 registered at Police Station – Bharanda, District Narayanpur (C.G.), for the offence punishable under Sections 137 (2), 64 (2) (m), 65 (1) of Bhartiya Nyay Samhita, 2023 (for short, the BNS) and Sections 4, 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (for short, the POCSO). 2. As per the prosecution’s case, the prosecutrix is minor at the time of Digitally signed by ALLENA ANJANI KUMAR Date: 2026.07.14 10:40:12 +0530 2 offence whereas the applicant allured her on the false pretext of marriage and subjected her to continuous sexual intercourse, as a result of which, the prosecutrix has become pregnant. A report was lodged by the father of the prosecutrix in this regard. Based on this, offence under the aforesaid sections has been registered against the present applicant. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant is innocent and has not committed any offence. He further submits that there was inordinate delay of 5 months in lodging the report and that parents of the victim, who have been examined, have turned hostile. He also submits that the applicant is in jail since 25.10.2025 and that, trial is going on and it may take some considerable time to conclude. On these premises, he prays for the grant of regular bail to the applicant. 4. On the other hand, learned counsel for the State opposes the bail application and submits that the applicant/accused has committed sexual intercourse on several occasions with the 16 years old minor victim and that, the victim, who has been examined as P.W.1, has supported the prosecution story,, therefore, the applicant does not deserve regular bail. 5. Learned counsel appearing for the complainant/objector has raised no objection for grant of bail to the applicant. 6. I have heard learned counsel appearing for the parties and perused the case diary. 7. Taking into consideration the entire facts and circumstances of the case and further considering the statement of victim/prosecutrix and taking into account that the trial is going on, without commenting anything on merits of the case, I am not inclined to release the 3 applicant on bail. 8. Accordingly, the application filed under Section 483 of B.N.S.S. is rejected. 9. Office is directed to send a certified copy of this order to the trial Court concerned for information. Sd/- (Radhakishan Agrawal) JUDGE Anjani