1 2026:CGHC:959 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 23 of 2026 Hemant Chandra S/o Shri Shankar Lal Chandra Aged About 30 Years R/o In Front Of Shubham Mart, Jaijaipur (Wrongly Written As Jaijepur In Impugned Order), District : Sakti, Chhattisgarh. ... Applicant versus State of Chhattisgarh Through Station House O3cer, Police Station Kotwali, District : Korba, Chhattisgarh. ... Non-applicant For Applicant : Mr. Sumit Singh Rathore, Advocate For Non-applicant/State : Ms. Anusha Naik, Deputy Govt. Advocate For Objector : Mr. Sunil Verma, Advocate. Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha , Chief Justice Order on Board 07.01.2026 1. This is the First bail application ;led under Section 483 of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for grant of regular bail to the applicant who has been arrested in connection with Crime No. 878/2025 registered at Police Station : Kotwali, District : Korba, (C.G.) for the o@ence punishable under Section 69 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. 2. As per the prosecution's story, in brief, is that the victim lodged a complaint against the present applicant alleging that the applicant RAHUL DEWANGAN Digitally signed by RAHUL DEWANGAN 2 and the victim came into contact with each other through the Facebook application in the year 2019, and thereafter the applicant used to visit the house of the victim in the absence of her parents and established physical relations with her on the pretext of marriage. On the basis of the said information, the police registered a crime against the applicant and arrested him. Hence, this bail application. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant is an innocent person who has been falsely implicated in the present case. It is submitted that the victim is a major and that the applicant and the victim were in a consensual relationship. He further submits that the applicant and the victim got to know each other through Facebook in the year 2019 and since then they were good friends and the applicant has never intended nor involved in the crime as alleged by the victim. It is further submitted that the victim has no objection regarding the granting of bail to the present applicant. He also submits that the present applicant has no any criminal antecedents and he is in jail since 11.12.2025 and the conclusion of the trial may take some time, therefore, he prays for grant of regular bail to the present applicant. 4. On the other hand learned State counsel opposes the bail application of the present applicant and submits that the charge- sheet has been submitted before the competent Court in the present case. He further submits that the victim has made speci;c and consistent allegations that the present applicant established physical relations with her on the false promise of marriage, which 3 constitutes a serious o@ence, therefore, the present applicant is not entitled for grant of regular bail. 5. Learned counsel for the objector appeared and expressed no objection before this Court regarding the granting of bail to the present applicant. 6. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case diary. 7. Considering the submissions made by learned counsel for the parties, the nature of the allegations, and the fact that the victim is a major girl and was in a consensual relationship with the applicant. It is also noted that there is no allegation of threat or coercion by the applicant, and the victim has no objection to the bail being granted. Further considering that the applicant has no criminal antecedents, the charge-sheet has already been submitted in the present case before the competent Court and the present applicant is in jail since 11.12.2025 and the trial is likely to take sometime for its conclusion, therefore, I am of the opinion that the applicant is entitled to be released on bail in this case. 8. Let applicant, Hemant Chandra, involved in Crime No. 878/2025 registered at Police Station : Kotwali, District : Korba, (C.G.) for the o@ence punishable under Section 69 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, be released on bail on his furnishing a personal bond with two sureties in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned with the following conditions:- (i) The applicant shall ;le an undertaking to the e@ect 4 that he shall not seek any adjournment on the dates ;xed for evidence when the witnesses are present in court. In case of default of this condition, it shall be open for the trial court to treat it as abuse of liberty of bail and pass orders in accordance with law. (ii) The applicant shall remain present before the trial court on each date ;xed, either personally or through his counsel. In case of his absence, without su3cient cause, the trial court may proceed against him under Section 269 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. (iii) In case, the applicant misuses the liberty of bail during trial and in order to secure his presence, proclamation under Section 84 of BNSS. is issued and the applicant fails to appear before the court on the date ;xed in such proclamation, then, the trial court shall initiate proceedings against him, in accordance with law, under Section 209 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. (iv) The applicant shall remain present, in person, before the trial court on the dates ;xed for (i) opening of the case, (ii) framing of charge and (iii) recording of statement under Section 351 of BNSS. If in the opinion of the trial court absence of the applicant is deliberate or without su3cient cause, then it shall be open for the trial court to treat such default as abuse of liberty of bail and proceed against him in accordance with law. 9. O3ce is directed to send a certi;ed copy of this order to the trial Court concerned for necessary information and compliance forthwith. Sd/- (Ramesh Sinha) Chief Justice Rahul Dewangan