Digitally signed by ALLENA ALLENA ANNAJEE ANNAJEE RAO RAO Date:

2026.02.20

15:23:11 +0530

2026:CGHC:9135 HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 1226 of 2026 Tej Kumar Thakur @ Jiteshwar Thakur S/o Subhash Singh Thakur, Aged About 25 Years R/o Kalangpur, Bhatapara, Ward No.03, Police Station Ranchirai District- Balod (C.G.) ... Applicant versus State of Chhattisgarh through the Station House Officer, Police Of Police Ranchirai District- Balod (C.G.) ... Respondent For the applicant : Mr. Shikhar Sharma, Advocate For the State : Mr. Akash Agrawal, Panel Lawyer (Hon’ble Shri Justice Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal)

Order on Board

20.02.2026

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. 87/2025 registered at Police Station Ranchirai, District Balod for the offence punishable u/s 137(2), 87, 64(2)(m), 65(1) of BNSS 2023 and Sections 4 & 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act.

2. As per the prosecution case, the mother of victim made a complaint alleging that the present applicant had several times established sexual relations with her daughter from 03.03.2024 to 0