Sundarlal Tulavi Alias Sunder v. State of Chhattisgarh
Case brief
What is this about?
Chhattisgarh High Court, Bilaspur; MCRC No. 275 of 2025; regular bail under Section 483 BNSS rejected on 03/03/2025; offences under Sections 376(3) and 376(2)(n) IPC and Sections 4 & 6 POCSO Act, 2012; Crime No. 05/2023, P.S. Madanwada, Mohla-Manpur-Ambagarh Chowki; rape of minor girl aged about 14 years 2 months on pretext of marriage; pregnancy and delivery of child; victim and mother objected through DLSA; applicant in custody since 06.10.2023; charge sheet filed, trial pending; Judge Arvind Kumar Verma; counsel Aniruddh Shrivastava (applicant), G.L. Uikey PL (State).
What did the court decide?
On due consideration of rival submissions, from the records it prima facie appears that the applicant had forcefully committed rape on the prosecutrix on the pretext of marriage; the prosecutrix is aged about 14 years and 2 months and became pregnant.