Ritik Ajgalle v. State of Chhattisgarh
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Chhattisgarh High Court (Bilaspur), MCRC No. 686 of 2026, order dated 04.02.2026, Justice Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal: first regular bail under s.483 BNSS 2023 allowed for Ritik Ajgalle (aged about 18) in Crime No. 202/2025, P.S. Sarangarh, for offences under BNS 137(2), 87, 65(1), 64(2) and POCSO 4(2) & 6 — alleged abduction of a 16-year-old girl from parental custody on 02.05.2025 and repeated forcible sexual intercourse while kept at Govardhan Mandi, Mathura (U.P.) till 20.06.2025; victim and mother objected through VC from DLSA; defence pointed to victim's court statement indicating elopement/marriage and consent, unproved age evidence, custody since 22.06.2025 and examination of only 1 of 24 witnesses; bail granted without merit observations on a Rs.25,000 personal bond plus one like surety. Keywords: POCSO bail, minor victim, BNS 137(2), BNSS s.483, DLSA video-conference objection, trial-court bond.