Rajesh Panika And ANR. v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR Misc. Criminal Case No.3393 of 2015

1. Rajesh Panika, S/o Gharbharan Panika, aged about 26 years, R/o Village Potka (Badka Basti), School Para, Police Station Udaypur, District (Revenue & Civil) Surguja (C.G.)

2. Laxman @ Lachchhan, S/o Ujit Bargah, aged about 24 years, R/o Village Potka (Badka Basti), School Para, Police Station Udaypur, District (Revenue & Civil) Surguja (C.G.) ---- Applicants

Versus

State of Chhattisgarh, Through Police Station Udaypur, District (Revenue & Civil) Surguja (C.G.) ---- Non-applicant For Applicants:

Mr. S.D. Singh, Advocate.

For Non-applicant:

Mr. Lav Kumar Sharma, Panel Lawyer.

Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay K. Agrawal Order On Board 28/07/2015

1. The accused/applicants have moved this bail application under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 for releasing them on regular bail during trial in connection with Crime No.26/2015 {ST No.24/2015 pending in the Court of Additional Sessions Judge (FTC), Ambikapur}, registered at Police Station Udaypur, District Surguja, for the offence punishable under Sections 376 (2) (g) read with Section 34 of the IPC, 5 (g) and 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012.

2. After hearing counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the manner in which a minor girl is alleged to have been gang raped by the applicants, I do not consider it a fit case for grant of regular bail to the applicants. The application is rejected.

Sd/- (Sanjay K. Agrawal) Judge Soma