1 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 1378 of 2026 1 - Tushar Ratre S/o Vinod Ratre Aged About 19 Years R/o Pipal Chowk, Talapara, P.S. Civil Line, District Bilaspur C.G. 2 - Sumit Ratre S/o Rajendra Ratre Aged About 18 Years R/o Bajrang Chowk, Talapara, P.S. Civil Line, District Bilaspur C.G. ... Applicants versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Police Station Civil Line, District Bilaspur C.G. ... Respondent For Applicant : Mr. Karan Kumar Bahrani, Advocate For Respondent/State : Mr. Akash Agrawal, P.L. Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal Order On Board 25.02.2026 1. The victim, her brother and mother appeared in person before this Court today and expressed their no-objection in granting bail to the applicants. 2. This is the first bail application filed u/s 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for grant of regular bail to the applicant who has been arrested in connection with Crime No.1453/2025 BHOLA NATH KHATAI Digitally signed by BHOLA NATH KHATAI Date: 2026.02.26 14:28:49 +0530 2 registered at Police Station Civil Line, District Bilaspur (CG) for offence punishable under Sections 74, 79, 296, 115(2), 351(2), 3(5) of BNS and Sections 8 & 12 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. 3. As per the prosecution case, the applicants allegedly harassed the minor victim making obscene gestures and tried to outrage her modesty. On 29.11.2025, applicant Tushar Ratre again harassed her by making obscene gestures and asking her to come with him and sit in the car. On 07.12.2025, they came to her house, assaulted her brother causing injuries to his head and left hand finger, abused and threatened to kill them. On report being lodged in this regard, the applicants were arrested on 18.12.2025. 4. Learned counsel appearing for applicants submits that the applicants are innocent and they have been falsely implicated in this case. He submits that the FIR has been lodged after a long delay without giving any satisfactory explanation. There is no medical report to support the allegation. He further submits that the applicants are in jail since 18.12.2025 and there is no likelihood of the trial to be concluded at the earliest as it has not yet commenced. Therefore, considering all these facts the applicants may be released on bail. 5. Learned State counsel, on the other hand, opposing the bail application submits that the victim was minor at the time of 3 incident and considering the nature of offence, the applicants do not deserve to be released on bail. 6. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case diary. 7. Taking into consideration the entire facts and circumstances of the case, particularly the nature and gravity of offence and the material collected and available on record against the applicants and the fact that the trial has not commenced, this Court is not inclined to release the applicants on bail. 8. Accordingly, the present bail application stands rejected. 9. Office is directed to send a certified copy of this order to the trial Court concerned for necessary information. Sd/- (Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal) JUDGE Khatai