Abc (in Sealed Envelope) v. State of Chhattisgarh
Case brief
What is this about?
Chhattisgarh High Court, Bilaspur; MCRC No. 1598 of 2025; decided 12/03/2025 by Justice Arvind Kumar Verma; regular bail rejected under Section 483 Bhartiya Nagrik Shuraksha Sanhita; rape of minor prosecutrix aged about 16 years 04 months; pregnancy resulting from assault; POCSO Sections 4(2) & 6 with IPC Sections 376, 376(2)(F), 376(3), 376(2)(n), 34; Crime No. 237/2024, P.S. Arakshi Kendra D.D. Nagar, Raipur; arrest dated 30/05/2024; victim objected through video conferencing from DLSA Raipur; gravity of offence and inter se relation between applicant and victim weighed against bail; direction to trial Court to expedite trial; applicant's pleas of false implication, no DNA/forensic test, and distant residence (Rewa) noted; NAFR (non-reportable).
What did the court decide?
Bail refused: taking into account the facts and circumstances, the age of the prosecutrix (about 16 years and 04 months on the date of incident), that it is a case of forceful rape whereby she became pregnant, the gravity and seriousness of the offence, and particularly the inter se relation between the applicant and the victim, the Court was not inclined to release the applicant on bail.