Sashibhushan Patel v. State of Chhattisgarh
Case brief
What is this about?
MCRC No. 1687 of 2024 | High Court of Chhattisgarh, Bilaspur | Order dated 05/04/2024 | Parth Prateem Sahu, J. (single Bench) | Regular bail under Section 439 Cr.P.C. | Crime No.245 of 2023, PS Pithora, District Mahasamund | Sections 363, 366, 376(2)(n) IPC | Section 6 POCSO Act, 2012 | victim recovered in Odisha | Section 161 and Section 164 Cr.P.C. statements | no allegation of forceful act in Section 164 statement; victim allegedly accompanied applicant of her own will | age: applicant about 19 years; State claims victim about 17 years 9 months on date of incident | delay in trial, summonses unserved since 19.12.2023 | bail allowed without comment on merits | personal bond Rs.25,000/- with one surety | Applicant: Sashibhushan Patel | Advocates: Mohit Kumar (Applicant), K.K. Baharani (State).
What did the court decide?
Release of the applicant on regular bail on furnishing a personal bail bond in the sum of Rs.25,000/- with one surety in the like sum to the satisfaction of the Court, on conditions that (a) the applicant shall appear before the trial Court regularly on each and every date unless exempted from appearance, and (b) the applicant shall not in any manner tamper with the prosecution witnesses.