2026:CGHC:7341 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 99 of 2026

1 - Praveen Kumar Chandrahas S/o Shri Narayan Prasad Aged About 21 Years R/o Village Kenvat, Navagaon P.S. Suregaon District Balod, C.G.

... Applicant versus

1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through, S.H.O. Suregaon, P.S.

Suregaon District Balod, (C.G.)

... Respondent For Applicant : Mr. Sudhanshu Ku. Singh, Advocate.

For State : Mr. Afroz Khan, P.L. Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal

Order on Board

10/02/2026

1. This is the first bail application filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for grant of regular bail to the applicant who has been arrested in connection with Crime No. 57/2025 registered at Police Station – Suregaon, District Balod (C.G.), for the offence punishable under Section 74, 78(2) of BNS and Section 8 of POCSO Act.

HEERA

Date: 2026.02.10

18:05:11 +0530

2. As per the prosecution’s case, it is alleged that the applicant was chasing the minor prosecutrix repeatedly, and on 05.12.2025, when the prosecutrix was going to her school, the applicant had touched the hand and pulled the elbow of the minor victim. Based on this, offence has been registered against the present a