Case brief
What is this about?
High Court of Himachal Pradesh, Shimla (Bipin Chander Negi, J.), Cr.MP(M) No.1890 of 2025, decided 02.03.2026 — regular bail allowed under Section 483 BNSS to Rajnish Singh @ Jeet, accused under Sections 366A, 376 IPC and Section 4 POCSO Act in FIR No.07/2024, Police Station Bangana, District Una; minor victim recovered from Bilaspur; over two years' incarceration as undertrial; 20 of 27 witnesses examined; speedy-trial and bail-not-jail principles applied (Sanjay Chandra, Balchand, Prabhakar Tewari, Praveen Rathore, Mukesh Kumar, Puneet Rana, Navendu Babbar); bail on Rs.1,00,000 personal bond plus local surety with six conditions.
What did the court decide?
Regular bail granted: petitioner to be released forthwith on furnishing personal bond of Rs.1,00,000/- (Rupees One lac) with one local surety in the like amount to the satisfaction of the learned trial Court, subject to conditions — (i) attendance on every date of hearing; (ii) no tampering with evidence or hampering investigation; (iii) no departure from India without prior permission; (iv) no inducement, threat or promise to the victim, Investigating Officer or others acquainted with the facts; (v) information to SHO of residence during bail and trial, with changes communicated within two weeks and details of Aadhaar Card, telephone number, email, PAN card and bank account furnished; (vi) bail liable to cancellation if arraigned as accused in any future FIR; Investigating Agency free to move for cancellation on violation of conditions.