Salma Begam @ Rabo v. State of Chhattisgarh
Case brief
What is this about?
Chhattisgarh HC Bilaspur; MCRC No. 3849 of 2025; applicant Salma Begam @ Rabo; Section 483 Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita regular bail application dismissed for want of prosecution; Crime No. 51/2025, P.S. Sariya, District Raigarh; offences under BNS, 2023 Sections 137(2), 65(1), 142, 87 and POCSO Act, 2012 Sections 4, 6, 17, 18; no counsel appeared for applicant in second round; victim and father objected via VC from DLSA; Panel Lawyer Ms. Priya Sharma for State; decided 07/07/2025; Justice Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal; NAFR.
What did the court decide?
Since no representation was made on behalf of the applicant despite repeated calls, the Court had no option but to dismiss the first bail application for want of prosecution. ¶18