Digitally signed by ALLENA ALLENA ANNAJEE ANNAJEERAO RAO Date:

2026.02.16 12:42:50 +0530

2026:CGHC:7676 HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 719 of 2026 Rohit Kerketta S/o Suraj Prasad Kerketta Aged About 21 Years R/o Manik Prakashpur Khukhripara, P.S. Kotwali-Ambikapur, District Sarguja C.G.

(Name Wrongly Mentioned As Rohit Kumar Kerketta at Annexure - A/1)

... Applicant versus The State of Chhattisgarh through S H O to P S Manipur, District Sarugja C.G. ... Respondent For the applicant : Mr. Praveen Soni, Advocate For the State : Mr. Siddhant Tiwari, Panel Lawyer (Hon’ble Shri Justice Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal)

Order on Board

11.02.2026

1. This is first bail application filed under Section 483 of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for grant of regular bail to the applicant in Crime No.239/2025 registered at Police Station Manipur, District Sarguja (CG) for the offences under Sections 64(2), 65(1), 87, 137(2) of the BNS and Sections 4 & 6 of the POCSO Act.

2. As per the prosecution case, on 04.09.2025, the minor victim girl herself had lodged FIR at P.S. Manipur alleging that from 24.10.2024 to 09.08.2025 the present applicant had repeatedly committed sexual intercourse wi