Parmanand Yadav v. State of Chhattisgarh
Case brief
What is this about?
Regular bail REJECTED - Chhattisgarh HC, Bilaspur; MCRC No. 2411 of 2026; order dated 09.04.2026; Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal, J.; neutral citation 2026:CGHC:16364. Applicant Parmanand Yadav (21) sought bail under S.483 Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in Crime No. 306/2024, P.S. Arjuni, Dist. Dhamtari, for offences under Ss.137(2), 87, 64(2)(m), 65(1) BNS and S.6 POCSO Act, 2012 (alleged allurement/kidnapping of minor girl aged about 14 yrs 10 mos on 23.12.2024; recovered 25.05.2025; arrest 26.05.2025). Defence plea of love affair/voluntary marriage and unproved age did not prevail; victim objected through VC from DLSA; bail refused on account of victim's minority; trial Court directed to finish trial preferably within 5 months.
What did the court decide?
Regular bail refused: considering the submissions of counsel, the overall facts and circumstances of the case, and further looking to the age of the victim, the Court was not inclined to release the applicant on regular bail and rejected his first bail application.