Sunil Soni v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR MCRC No. 1266 of 2019 • Sunil Soni S/o Bal Krishna Soni Aged About 39 Years R/o Shankarpur Ward No. 9, Gali No. 2, Rajnandgaon Out Post Chikhali, Police Station Kotwali, District Rajnandgaon Chhattisgarh, District : Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh ---- Applicant

Versus

• State Of Chhattisgarh Through Police Station Gatapar, District Rajnandgaon Chhattisgarh, District : Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh ---- Non-applicant For Applicant : Mr. S.S. Baghel, Advocate For Non-applicant : Mr. Apurv Goyal, Panel Lawyer Hon'ble Shri Justice Sharad Kumar Gupta Order On Board 25.03.2019 1.

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

2. Perused the case diary provided by the learned counsel for the State in connection with crime No. 47/2018 registered at Police Station - Gatapar, District Rajnandgaon (C.G.) for the offence punishable under Sections 363, 366, 376 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 4 of POCSO Act.

3. Case of the prosecution, in brief is that on 19.10.2018, prosecutrix was more than 17 years old. She is resident of village Bharatpur. On 19.10.2018, applicant took her to Tedesara in his house. He committed sexual intercourse with her on pretext of marriage.

4. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant has no criminal background. He is innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present case, therefore, he shall be released on bail.

5.

On the other hand, learned counsel for the State opposes the bail application, however, he submits that there is no antecedent against the applicant. 6.

As per the true copy of the statement of the prosecutrix recorded u/s 164 Cr.P.C. which is part of the bail petition she had gone along with applicant voluntarily. There was love affair between them.

7. Looking to these facts and circumstances of the case, looking to the fact that there is no likelihood of the accused to abscond and tamper the evidence, It is directed that if the applicant furnishes one solvent surety for a sum of Rs.25,000/- along with a personal bond in the like sum to the satisfaction of the concerned Trial Court with the condition that he will appear before the Trial Court at 11:00 am as and when directed till trial and he would cooperate during the trial, he shall be released on bail.

8. Certified copy as per rules.

Sd/- (Sharad Kumar Gupta) JUDGE kishore