Santosh Kumar Tarma v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR MCRC No. 9889 of 2018 Santosh Kumar Tarma S/o Guddi Ram Tarma Aged About 22 Years Residing At Village Nagphani Geedam Korlapal, District South Bastar Dantewada Chhattisgarh., District : Dantewada, Chhattisgarh. ---- Applicant

Versus

State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Police Station Barsur, District South Bastar Dantewada Chhattisgarh., District : Dantewada, Chhattisgarh.

---- Respondent For the Applicant :

Shri P.K. Tulsyan, Advocate For the State :

Shri Ashutosh Pandey, Panel Lawyer ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon'ble Shri Justice Sharad Kumar Gupta Order On Board /02/2019

1. This is the first bail application under Section 439 of the CrPC and there is no bail application is pending before any other Court.

2. Perused the case diary provided by the learned counsel for the State in connection with the Crime No.26/2018 registered at Police Station Barsur, District Dantewada (C.G.) for the offence punishable under Sections 366 and 376 of IPC and under Section 4,6 of POCSO Act.

3. Case of the prosecution, in brief is that on January 2017 prosecutrix was more than 16 years of age. She is resident of village Nagphani. There was love affair between her and applicant. On January 2017 onwards he committed sexual intercourse with her on pretext of marriage. Thereafter he refused to perform marriage with her. She gave birth a daughter.

4. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that he is innocent and falsely implicated in the present case, therefore, he shall be released on bail.

5. On the other hand, counsel for the State opposes the bail application. He further submits that no criminal antecedents against the applicant.

6. Looking to the 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 Court with the condition that he shall 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.

7. Certified copy as per rules.

Sd/- (Sharad Kumar Gupta) Judge Kamde