High CourtsSingle Bench

Ravi Chelak vs State Of Chhattisgarh

Chhattisgarh High Court · Decided on 3 July 2018 · Citation: (2018) 07 CHH CK 0168

HON’BLE JUDGES
Sharad Kumar Gupta, J
ACTS & SECTIONS REFERRED
Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Section 363, 376(A) · Code Of Criminal Procedure, 1973 — Section 164, 439 · Protection Of Children From Sexual Offences Act, 2012 — Section 4, 5(1), 6
RESULT
Allowed
CASE NUMBER
Miscellaneous Criminal Case (MCRC) No. 3772 Of 2018
Ask AI about this case

AI Structured Summary

Not yet generated for this judgment

No AI summary yet

Generate an eight-section analysis of this judgment — facts, issues, reasoning, ratio and a plain-language gist.

Judgment

17 paragraphs · 311 words

Sharad Kumar Gupta, J

1.

This is first bail application under Section 439 of the Cr.P.C. preferred by the applicant before this Court and his no bail application is pending

before any other court.

2.

The applicant has been arrested in connection with Crime No. 267/2017 registered in police station Rajim, Distt. Gariyaband (CG) for offence

punishable under Sections 363, 376(A) of the IPC and Section 4, 5(1) and 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012.

3.

Prosecution story in brief is that the date of birth of the prosecutrix is 15-2-2003. She is resident of village Chaube Bandha, Rajim. On 15- 12-2017

at about 7 pm, the applicant took her away by enticing.

4.

As per the statement of the prosecutrix recorded under Section 164 of the Cr.P.C., she stated that she had gone away along with the applicant on

her own wish and will. He had not taken her away by enticing. She did not say anything about sexual intercourse. Charge sheet has already been

filed. The applicant is in custody since 26-1- 2018.

5.

Looking to the above facts and circumstances of the case, looking to the facts that there is no likelihood of the accused to abscond and tamper the

evidence, trial will take its own time, applicant is in custody since 26-1-2018, charge sheet has been filed, this Court is inclined to give benefit of

Section 439 of the Cr.P.C. to the applicant.

Consequently, the application is allowed. It is ordered that if the applicant furnishes one solvent surety for a sum of Rs. 25,000/- along with one

personal bond of the like sum to the satisfaction of the Court concerned with the condition that he will appear before the concerned trial Court at 11

AM as and when directed till trial, he be released on bail.

6.

CC as per rules.