2026:CGHC:8421 MANPREET KAUR NAFR Digitally signed by MANPREET KAUR Date: 2026.02.17 17:52:37 +0530 HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 1057 of 2026 Suraj Yadav S/o Shri Kanshiram Yadav Aged About 20 Years R/o Village Taraud, P.S. Akaltara, District Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh.

... Applicant(s)

versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through S.H.O. P.S. Janjgir, District Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh.

... Respondent(s)

For Applicant(s) : Mr. Ravindra Sharma, Advocate For Respondent(s) : Ms. Priya Sharma, Panel Lawyer Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal

Order On Board

17.02.2026

1. The applicant has preferred this second bail application under Section 483 of Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita Act, 2023 for grant of regular bail as he is arrested in connection with Crime No.39/2025, registered at Police Station – Janjgir, District Janjgir-Champa (C.G.) for offence punishable under Sections 137(2), 87, 65(1) of the BNS and Section 4 of the POCSO Act.

2. The first bail application of the applicant was dismissed on merit on 20.06.2025 in MCRC No. 3320/2025.

3. As per the prosecution's case, the complainant lodged a report that her daughter studies in the 10th standard. On 13.01.2025 at 10