Order on Board

1. This is 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.34/2026 registered at Police Station - Gandai District- Khairagarh-Chuikhadan-Gandai (C.G.) for the offences punishable under Sections 78(2), 351(3) and 308(5) of BNS, 2023.

2. Prosecution case, in brief is that on 08.02.2026 the complainant lodged a written report to the Police Station Gandai, stating that the applicant and complainant known to each other, further the applicant allegedly sent message to the fiancé of complainant and blackmailed her to breakdown the proposed marriage and further the applicant pressurized to perform marriage and demanded one Lakh but at that time complainant have no money so she has given golden chain amounting to Rs. one lakh, despite this the applicant is harassing the complainant and on the basis of report the police has registered the case for the offence u/s 78(2), 351(3), 308(5) of BNS against the present applicant. Hence, this bail application.

3. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant is innocent and he has falsely been implicated in the present case. He would submit that the applicant and the victim were previously known to each other. The applicant had expressed his intention to marry the victim and contacted her on her mobile phone with a marriage proposal, claiming that he was in love with her. However, the victim’s marriage was subsequently fixed with another person. Thereafter, the applicant began to demand a sum of ₹1,00,000 from the victim and threatened that, in case of non-payment, he would disclose their prior relationship to the person with whom her marriage had been arranged. On the date of the victim’s marriage, the applicant went to the wedding venue, created a disturbance, and again threatened the victim while demanding ₹1,00,000. As the victim did not have the money at that time, she was compelled to hand over her gold chain to the applicant. Even after the marriage, the applicant continued to harass the victim by repeatedly calling her and pressurizing her to marry him. He also sent obscene messages to the victim’s husband. Furthermore, the applicant abused the family members of the victim. Thereafter he lodged an FIR against the applicant. He further submits that applicant is in jail since 09.02.2026 and investigation and trial are likely to take time, therefore, he submits that the present applicant is entitled to be released on bail.

4. On the other hand, learned State counsel opposed the prayer for grant of bail and submits that as per the statement recorded under Section 183 of BNS of the victim, wherein she deposed that the applicant and the victim were previously known to each other. The applicant had expressed his intention to marry the victim and had contacted her on her mobile phone with a marriage proposal, claiming that he was in love with her. However, the victim’s marriage was subsequently fixed with another person. Thereafter, the applicant began to demand a sum of ₹1,00,000 from the victim and threatened that, in case of non-payment, he would disclose their prior relationship to the person with whom her marriage had been arranged. On the date of the victim’s marriage, the applicant went to the wedding venue, created a disturbance, and again threatened the victim while demanding ₹1,00,000. As the victim did not have the money at that time, she was compelled to hand over her gold chain to the applicant. Even after the marriage, the applicant continued to harass the victim by repeatedly calling her and pressurizing her to marry him. He also sent obscene messages to the victim’s husband. Therefore, the present bail application of the applicant is liable to be rejected.

5. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case diary.

6. Considering the facts & circumstanc