Tujfan Alias Toofan v. State of Chhattisgarh
Case brief
What is this about?
Regular bail – S. 483 BNSS application – gang rape alleged on minor schoolgirl (aged about 14 years) dated 13.04.2024 – offences under Ss. 376(d)(a), 315, 506 IPC and Ss. 4 & 6 POCSO – Crime No. 01/2024, P.S. Baikunthpur, District Koriya – DNA report negative on paternity (applicants not biological father of the child) – custody since 03.08.2024 – charge sheet filed – trial likely to take sufficiently long time – bail allowed on personal bond Rs. 10,000/- each with one surety and conditions of appearance, no witness tampering, no contact with prosecutrix/family/witnesses – MCRC No. 676 of 2025, High Court of Chhattisgarh, decided 10/03/2025 (Arvind Kumar Verma, J.).
What did the court decide?
Regular bail granted to both applicants on executing a personal bond of Rs. 10,000/- each with one surety to the satisfaction of the concerned trial court, subject to conditions of regular appearance before the trial court, no tampering with prosecution witnesses, and no contact/communication with the prosecutrix, her family members and charge-sheet witnesses.