2026:CGHC:15051 S PA O T U E R L ABH DsSP D21+ i 06 AO i a g 0 g 2: T t n 5 U 0 i e6 E t 3 e 5 R : a . d 0 L 0: l A 2 4 by B 9. y 0 H 1 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 2439 of 2026

1 - Vinod Kumar Sahu S/o Aatmaram Sahu, Aged About 22 Years, R/o Village- Palari, Police Station- Sanaud, District- Balod, Chhattisgarh. ... Applicant versus

1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through- Station House Officer Police Of Police Station- City Kotwali, District- Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh ... Respondent For Applicant : Mr. Sanjeev Kumar Sahu, Advocate.

For State/Respondent : Ms. Laxmeen Kashyap, P.L.

Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal

Order on Board

01/04/2026

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. 325/2025 registered at Police Station – City Kotwali Dhamtari, District-Dhamtari (C.G.), for the offence punishable under Sections 137(2), 87, 64(2)(e) of BNS, 2023 and Section 6 of POCSO Act.

2. The prosecution's case, in short, is that on 11.12.2025, the mother of the victim lodged a written report stating that on

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