Chandrashekar @ Chandra v. State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka High Court, Bengaluru; CRL.P No. 16823 of 2025; decided 18.02.2026; Shivashankar Amaranannavar, J.; regular bail under Section 483 BNSS / Section 439 Cr.PC; offences under Sections 137(2), 64(2), 351(2) of BNS and Section 4 of POCSO Act, 2012; Crime No.204/2025, Mulbagal Rural Police Station, Kolar; Special Case (POCSO) No.103/2025, Addl. District and Sessions Judge FTSC-I, Kolar; earlier bail dismissal dated 25.11.2025 challenged; minor victim girl aged about 15 years 08 months (DOB 19.12.2009); statement under Section 183 BNSS alleging forcible sexual intercourse; hymen ruptured; FSL report seminal stains on underwear; charge sheet filed; prima facie case found; bail petition dismissed.
What did the court decide?
On the charge sheet materials — the victim girl's statement recorded under Section 183 BNSS specifically stating the acts of the petitioner committing forcible sexual intercourse on her, the doctor's note that her hymen is ruptured, and the FSL report indicating seminal stains on the victim's underwear — there is prima facie case against the petitioner for the offences alleged against him.