Dinesh Kumar Pal v. State of Chhattisgarh
Case brief
What is this about?
MCRC No. 10209 of 2025 | High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur | Ravindra Kumar Agrawal, J. | order dated 05.01.2026 | bail application rejected | Section 483 of B.N.S.S. | BNS Sections 137(2), 64(2)(m), 65, 61(2), 351(3) | POCSO Act Sections 4(2) and 06 | Crime No. 106/2024, P.S. Raghunathnagar, Balrampur-Ramanujganj | alleged repeated rape of minor girl (age stated as 14) | victim no-objection via DLSA Balrampur virtual appearance | first regular bail application | applicant in jail since 03.12.2024 | bail refused on gravity of offence and age of victim.
What did the court decide?
The Court was not inclined to release the applicant on bail, having considered the submissions of learned counsel for the parties, the nature of the allegation, the material collected during the investigation, the age of the victim, the allegation levelled against the applicant and the gravity of the offence; consequently, the bail application was rejected.