1 CGHC010223172026 2026:CGHC:31202 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 5432 of 2026 Vimal Kumar Gupta S/o Shiv Kumar Gupta Aged About 31 Years R/o Sitakasa, Thana Gaindatola, Distt Rajnandgaon Chhattisgarh ... Applicant versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through P.S. Gaindatola, Distt. Rajnandgaon Chhattisgarh ... Non-applicant For Applicant : Shri Vikas Kumar Pandey, Advocate. For Non-applicant/State : Shri Vivek Sharma, Panel Lawyer. For the objector / complainant : Shri Pramod Shrivastava, Advocate. (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE RADHAKISHAN AGRAWAL) Order on Board 22/07/2026 1. This is the first bail application filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as the B.N.S.S.) for grant of regular bail to the applicant who has been arrested in connection with Crime No.58/2025 registered at Police Station – Gaindatola, Distt. Rajnandgaon (C.G.), for the offence punishable under Sections 65(2), 64(2)(p), 115(2) of Bhartiya Nyay Sanhita, 2023 (for short, the B.N.S.) and Section 10 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (for short, the POCSO Act). 2. As per the case of the prosecution, on 23.09.2025 the applicant tried to outrage modesty of the prosecutrix, while strangulating the elder Digitally signed by ALLENA ANJANI KUMAR Date: 2026.07.22 16:27:09 +0530 2 brother of the prosecutrix and after that he left the place after leaving them. Father of the prosecutrix has lodged a written report against the applicant at P.S. Gaindatola and based on this, F.I.R. was registered against the applicant for the offence under the above sections. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant is maternal uncle of the victim and as per the statements of the victim, her father and mother, the applicant/accused has not committed any offence. He further submits that the applicant is in jail since 01.10.2025. He next submits that the trial is going on and completion of trial may take some considerable time. Therefore, 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. 5. The victim and her father appeared through V.C. from the D.L.S.A., Rajnandgaon and both have raised no objection to grant 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 statements of the victim, her father and mother and both the father and the victim have not raised any objection for grant of bail to the applicant and the trial is likely to take considerable time, without further commenting anything on merits of the matter, I am inclined to release the applicant on bail. 8. Accordingly, the application is allowed and it is directed that the applicant shall be released on bail on his furnishing a personal bond in 3 the sum of Rs.20,000/- with one surety in the like sum to the satisfaction of the trial Court. The applicant is directed to appear before the trial Court on each and every date to be given to him by the said Court till disposal of the trial. It is made clear that any observation made by this Court in this order shall not affect the trial of the case. 9. Office is directed to send a certified copy of this order to the trial Court concerned for information. Sd/- (Radhakishan Agrawal) JUDGE Anjani