Satanand Rajwade And ANR. v. State Of Chhattisgarh

HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR MCRC No. 5245 of 2016

1. Satanand Rajwade S/o Late Nandlal Rajwade, Aged About 50 Years.

2. Sumitra W/o Satanand Rajwade, Aged About 45 Years, Both are R/o Shrigarh, Police Station & Tahsil Ambikapur, District Surguja Chhattisgarh ---- Applicants

Versus

State Of Chhattisgarh Through : Station House Officer, Police Of Police Station A J A K Ambikapur, District Surguja Chhattisgarh. ---- Respondent For applicants - Shri Awadh Tripathi, Advocate. For Respondent/State - Shri Neeraj Sharma, Dy.G.A. Hon'ble Shri Justice Goutam Bhaduri Order 6/09/2016 1.

The applicants have preferred this application for grant of bail as they are arrested in connection with Crime No.23/2016 registered in Police Station Ajak Ambikapur, District Surguja (C.G.) for offence punishable under sections 363, 376, 506, 342 of Indian Penal Code and Section 3(2-5) of Scheduled Caste & Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 and Section 7, 8 of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012.

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As per the prosecution case, one Gopi Rajvar enticed away the minor girl on 25/04/2016 and thereafter committed sexual intercourse. Initially the girl was kept in some relations house. Subsequently, Gopi Rajvar kept the girl in his house wherein the applicants were also present who are the father and mother of Gopi Rajvar. 3.

Learned counsel for the applicants submits that no allegations can be attributed against the applicants, only they are the father and mother of the other co-accused Gopi Rajvar and therefore no offence has been

committed by them, therefore the applicants may be released on bail. 4.

Learned State counsel opposes the prayer for grant of bail. 5.

Perused the statement of the victim. Taking into allegations made against these applicants in the statement under Section 161 of Cr.P.C., this court is inclined to release the applicants on bail. 6.

Accordingly, the bail application is allowed and it is directed that the applicants shall be released on each of them furnishing personal bond for a sum of Rs.25,000/- with one surety each in the like sum to the satisfaction of concerned trial court for their regular appearance before it as and when directed.

Sd/- (Goutam Bhaduri) JUDGE gouri