IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT JABALPUR BEFORE HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE RAMKUMAR CHOUBEY

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ON THE 2 OF FEBRUARY, 2026 MISC. CRIMINAL CASE No. 58674 of 2025 ACCUSED A Versus THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND ANOTHER Appearance:

Shri Sankalp Kochar - Advocate for the applicant.

Ms. Nalini Gurung - Panel Lawyer for respondent/State.

Shri Nilesh Jain - Advocate for the Objector.

ORDER This is first application filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short 'BNSS') by the applicant for grant of regular bail relating to Crime No.425/2025 registered at Police Station Gairatganj, District Raisen (M.P.), for the offence punishable under Section 64(2)(m), 65(1) BNS and Section 5(j)(II), 5l/6 of POCSO Act. The applicant is in custody since 04.12.2025.

2. As per prosecution case, the applicant and prosecutrix belongs to tribal community. They got married and child was born out of their wedlock. Newly born child died after two days, therefore, an inquest vide No.78/2025 was got registered at Police Station Gairatganj and during inquiry of that inquest, it has been found that the prosecutrix was under the age of 18 years when she got married with the applicant. On