1 2026:CGHC:20134 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR M.Cr.C No.3484 of 2026 Prafful @ Bhola Mahilang S/o Sundar Lal Mahilang Aged About 21 Years R/o Village Kakrel, Thana - Somni, Distt. Rajnandgaon Chhattisgarh ... Applicant versus The State Of Chhattisgarh Through SHO, Thana - Somni, Distt. Rajnandgaon Chhattisgarh ... Non-Applicant For Applicant :Shri Ashwell Franklin, Advocate. For Non-Applicant/State :Ms. Nand Kumari Kashyap, PL. Hon'ble Shri Justice Radhakishan Agrawal Order on Board 30.04.2026 1. This is the 1st bail application filed 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 SISTLA NEELIMA VISHNU PRIYA Digitally signed by SISTLA NEELIMA VISHNU PRIYA Date: 2026.05.01 14:04:13 +0530 2 No.288/2024 registered at Police Station – Somni, District Rajnandgaon for the offence under Sections 137(2), 87 & 64(2)(m) of BNS and under Section 6 of POCSO Act. 2. Prosecution case, in short is that the mother of victim lodged a missing report at Police Station on 10.12.2024 with the averment that her daughter is missing and after investigation, it was found that the present Applicant has abducted her and committed sexual intercourse. Based on the aforesaid allegations, offences as mentioned above, have been registered against the present Applicant. Hence, this application. 3. Learned Counsel for the Applicant submits that the Applicant is innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present case. He further submits that the Applicant and the victim were in a consensual love relationship, he is behind the bars since 12.12.2024 and the trial is likely to take quite some time for its conclusion, therefore, he may be enlarged on bail. 4. Per contra, learned Counsel for the State opposed the bail application and submitted that there are two other previous criminal antecedents against the present Applicant and at the time of incident, the victim was minor and the Applicant has forcibly taken her away from the lawful custody of her parents. 3 5. Victim appeared from concerned DLSA along with her mother through Video Conferencing and raised objection with respect to granting bail to the Applicant. 6. Having considered the submissions made by learned Counsel for the parties and the facts and circumstances of the case, further considering the nature and gravity of offence, without further commenting anything on the merits of the case, I am not inclined to release the Applicant on regular bail. 7. Accordingly, the bail application is rejected. Sd/- (Radhakishan Agrawal) Judge Priya