Rasik Bala v. State of Chhattisgarh
Case brief
What is this about?
MCRC No. 82 of 2025, High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur; Rasik Bala v. State of Chhattisgarh (Station House Officer, Police Station Pakhanjore, Distt. North Bastar Kanker); second regular bail application under section 483 BNSS 2023; dismissed on 08/01/2025 by Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal; first bail application MCRC No. 7249 of 2024 dismissed 21.11.2024 with liberty to reapply after examination of material witnesses; victim examined as PW-1 did not support prosecution; other material witnesses yet to be examined; advocates: Ishan Verma/Sunil Sahu (applicant), Isha Jajodia (State).
What did the court decide?
The court was not inclined to admit the second bail application because it was filed only after examination of the victim as PW-1, while other material witnesses were yet to be examined, even though the order dated 21.11.2024 had permitted repetition of the bail prayer after examination of material witnesses.