Ajay Gupta v. State of Chhattisgarh
Case brief
What is this about?
CRA No. 7 of 2026, High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur, decided 09/02/2026, coram Justice Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal. Regular bail appeal under Section 14-A(2) SCST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 by Ajay Gupta, arrested 01.12.2025 in Crime No. 464/2025, P.S. Kotwali Jagdalpur/AJAK, District Bastar, for offences under Sections 64(1), 64(2)(m), 89 BNS and Section 3(2)(v) SCST Act. Victim and father objected virtually; trial not commenced; State opposed bail citing sufficient evidence. Held: bail declined without commenting on merits; appeal dismissed. Keywords: bail refusal, SC/ST Act, BNS rape provisions, virtual appearance of victim, Chhattisgarh High Court 2026.
What did the court decide?
Considering the circumstances of the case, the evidence collected by the prosecution against the appellant, and the fact that the trial has not commenced till date, and without commenting on merits, the Court is not inclined to release the appellant on bail.