Ravikant Patle @ Deepak Patle v. The State Of Chhattisgarh

MCRC No. 4000 of 2020 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR MCRC No. 4000 of 2020 • Ravikant Patle @ Deepak Patle S/o Late Roopdas Patle Aged About 21 Years R/o Village Chandi P. S. And Tahsil Berla, District Bemetara Chhattisgarh (Personal details of applicant are not mentioned in the impugned order) ---- Applicant

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• The State Of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer, Police Station Berla, District Bemetara Chhattisgarh ---- Respondent For Applicant :- Mr. Rajkumar Pali, Advocate For Respondent-State :- Mr. K.K. Singh, G.A.

Proceedings through Video Conferencing Hon'ble Shri Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra Order On Board 22/09/2020

1. Heard.

2. The applicant has preferred this application under Section 439 of the Cr.P.C. for grant of regular bail as he is arrested in connection with crime No.58/2020 registered in Police Berla, District Bemetara C.G. for the offence punishable under Sections 376 (2)(i)(n) of the I.P.C. and Section 5(l), 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012.

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3. Case of the prosecution, in brief, is that applicant committed forcible sexual intercourse with the prosecutrix during her minority on promise to marry but later on refused to marry her.

4. Learned State counsel would oppose the prayer for grant of bail.

5. Considering the entire fact situation of the case, this Court is not inclined to release the applicant on bail at this stage.

6. Accordingly, the bail application is rejected reserving liberty in favour of the applicant to revive the prayer after examination of the prosecutrix.

SD/- (Prashant Kumar Mishra) Judge Ayushi