1 CGHC010306792026 2026:CGHC:41784 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRCA No. 1288 of 2026 Manoj Sidar S/o Lur Singh Sidar, Aged About 32 Years R/o Village Diyagarh, P.S. Lailunga, District- Raigarh (C.G.) --- Applicant Versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer, Lailunga, District- Raigarh (C.G.) --- Respondent(s) MCRCA No. 1310 of 2026 Madan Sidar S/o Rajendra Singh Sidar Aged About 40 Years R/o Village Diyagarh, P.S. And Tahsil - Lailunga District - Raigarh Chhattisgarh ---Applicant Versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through Officer In Charge, Police Station, Lailunga, District Raigarh, Chhattisgarh --- Respondent(s) 2 MCRCA No. 1411 of 2026 Sonadhar Yadav S/o Mahendra Yadav Aged About 30 Years R/o Diyagarh, P.S. Lailunga, Dist. Raigarh, Chhattisgarh (Fathers Name Wrongly Mention In Order Sheet) --- Applicant Versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer (S.H.O.) P.S. - Lailunga, Dist. Raigarh (C.G.) --- Respondent(s) For Respective Applicants : Mr. Ashutosh Biswas, Advocate, Ms. Preeti Yadav, Advocate on behalf of Ms. Rajni Soren, Advocate and Mr Rupesh Sahu, Advocate For State : Mr. Amit Kumar Verma, P.L. HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE PARTH PRATEEM SAHU ORDER ON BOARD 25.09.2026 1. Notice was sent to the complainant / victim which is reported to have been served, however, there is no representation on her behalf. 2. These first anticipatory bail applications under Section 482 of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 have been filed by the 3 applicants, who are apprehending their arrest in connection with Crime No. 126/2026 registered at Police Station – Lailunga, District – Raigarh (C.G.) for the offence punishable under Sections 126, 76, 351 (3), 70, 3 (5) of the BNS and under Sections 4 & 6 of the POCSO Act. 3. The prosecution story, in brief, is that on 16.04.2026 the victim made a written report with the concerned police station alleging that on 07.07.2025 she went to the field for routine work of agriculture. After completing the work when she was returning to her house at about 11:00 pm, at that time, on the way applicant along with other accused persons stopped her. The present applicants caught hold of her hand and other accused persons pressed her chest and outraged her modesty. It is further alleged that applicant threatened her for life and tried to remove her clothes. Thereafter victim narrated incident to her parents. On the basis of above report crime has been registered against the applicants and other co-accused persons. Hence, these bail applications. 4. Learned counsel for the applicants jointly submits that the applicants have been falsely implicated in the crime. They have not committed any offence. He submits that the co-accused, Hariram Yadav, against whom similar allegations have been levelled, was enlarged on anticipatory bail in MCRCA No. 1039 of 2026 vide order dated 23.07.2026, and the case of the applicants 4 is on a similar footing. Counsel for the applicants further submits that there is inordinate delay of nine months in lodging the FIR. 5. Counsel for the State opposes the submission and submits that the victim has levelled allegations in the FIR as well as in the statement recorded under Section 183 regarding the commission of the offence against her. However, he does not dispute the submission of learned counsel for the applicants with regard to the alleged date of the incident, i.e., 07.07.2025, and the lodging of the FIR on 16.04.2026. Upon a specific query, he submits that there are no criminal antecedents against the applicants. 6. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the material available on record. 7. Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case, the nature of the allegations, the delay in lodging the FIR and one of the co-accused has been granted anticipatory bail on 23.07.2026 in MCRCA No. 1039 of 2026, without commenting on the merits of the case, I am inclined to allow this application. 8. Accordingly, all the three anticipatory bail applications are allowed and it is directed that in the event of arrest of the applicants, on each of them executing a personal bond and one local surety in the like sum to the satisfaction of the arresting Officer, they shall be released on bail on the following conditions:- 5 (a) they shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him from disclosing such fact to the Court. (b) they shall not act in any manner which will be prejudicial to fair and expeditious trial. (c) they shall appear before the trial Court on each and every date given to him by the said Court till disposal of the trial. (d) the applicants and the surety shall submit a copy of their adhaar card along with a coloured postcard full size photo having printed the adhaar number on it, which shall be verified by the trial Court. (e) he shall not involve themselves in any offence of similar nature in future. Sd/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) JUDGE Saurabh