Samund Taraq v. State of Chhattisgarh
Case brief
What is this about?
Bail rejected — MCRC No. 10011 of 2025, High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur, order dated 20/01/2026, Justice Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal. Regular bail under S. 483 BNSS 2023 denied to Samund Taraq for offences under Ss. 137(2) and 74 BNS and S. 8 POCSO Act in Crime No. 172/2025, PS Gobra-Navapara, District Raipur. Minor victim aged about 4 years; incident dated 20.05.2025 (undergarment removal attempted, assault on resistance); State cited MLC redness on victim's hip; victim and mother raised objection through V.C. from DLSA; applicant in custody since 21.05.2025; 3 of 11 witnesses examined; trial Court directed to conclude trial preferably within 3 months.
What did the court decide?
None — regular bail refused. Trial Court directed to expedite and conclude the trial preferably within 3 months from receipt of a copy of the order; Office directed to send a certified copy of the order to the trial Court forthwith.