High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCRM-M/20792/2026allowed

Vikral Raj @ Vicky @ Vikral Raj Chohan v. State Of Punjab

2026-04-29Ms. Justice Kirti Singh7 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH (211) CRM-M-20792-2026 Date of Decision: 29.04.2026 VIKRAL RAJ @ VICKY @ VIKRAL RAJ CHOHAN ......Petitioner

Versus

STATE OF PUNJAB .....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE KIRTI SINGH

Present:

Mr. R.S. Bajaj, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Ekom Pal Sagoo, AAG, Punjab.

**** KIRTI SINGH , J. (ORAL) 1.

The jurisdiction of this Court under Section 483 of BNSS (old Section 439 of Cr.P.C.) has been invoked for grant of regular bail to the petitioner in case FIR No.46 dated 20.04.2024 under Sections 376(D), 120-B and 506 of IPC (new Sections 70(1), 61(2), 351(2)&(3) of BNS) and Sections 6, 17 of POCSO Act, registered at Police Station City Nakodar, District Jalandhar Rural.

The translated version of the FIR is reproduced below:- "Statement of unknown girl (H) daughter of Lakhwant Singh resident of village Bhagwanpur police station Sadar Malout, Distt. Sri Muktsar Sahib aged 16 years Mobile No.88475-21483 stated that I am resident of aforesaid address and I am a housewife. We are four sisters and brothers and out of which we are three sisters and one brother. I am the eldest one. My date of birth is 10.05.2008 and I have studied upto 10th class. My father is doing labour work and my mother xxxx is house wife. On 19.04.2024 at about 11.00 am, I had gone to Dera Baba Muradshah Ji Nakodar to pay obeisance in Punjab Roadway bus from Malout to Nakodar and at 2.30 p.m. I reached Dera Baba Muradshah Ji at Nakodar. After paying obeisance at Dera Baba Muradshsh Ji Nakodar, she came out of the Dera at 7.

30 in the evening and much time has passed, I went to get a room on rent for staying at night at Bapu Lal Badhshah Ji Nakodar and when I reached Babu Lal Badshah Ji and enquired about the room then Manager of the Dera told me to wait and said that we will tell you about the room after some time.

at Jora Ghar, then a boy who was telling his name as Karan son of Jasvir Raj resident of Sunder Nagar Nokodar came to me and said that you will not get a room here and asked me to accompany him and he will get a room for me, I came into his talks and then another boy came alongwith Karan whose name is Pawan Kumar son of Ram Dutta, resident of Sunder Nagar, Nakodar. Then they took me on their motorcycle colour black bearing No.PB08EV-3846 on the pretext of showing me a room, took me to a vacant place near Jalandhar Road Sianniwal Gate, which I can recognize, where Karan and Pawan tried to forcibly commit rape with me and on my refusal raising noise, they dropped me back near Dr. Ambedkar Chowk Nakodar Subzi Mandi and then I again went to Dera where a person came on same motorcycle colour black bearing No.

PB08-EV-3846 whose name lateron came to know as Mukesh Kumar Yadav son of Vinod Kumar Yadav resident of Sunder Nagar Nakodar. Immediately on coming he told me to accompany him and said that he will get a room for me. On which I sat alongwith him on the motorcycle and said Mukesh Kumar Yadav took me on motorcycle at the side of a river at a distance of about 4/5 kms away from Nakodar City, regarding which I later came to know that this river passes from Shankar village. Immediately on coming there, Mukesh Kumar Yadav started giving slaps to me and tried to strangulate my throat and forcibly committed rape with me under the fear of killing me. I raised noise in loud voice but on account of vacant place, there was nobody present. This incident is of night time at about 8.30/9.00 p.m.

then he scared me and called three other persons whose names I came to know as Navneet Singh son of Basambar Singh resident of backside Khader Bhandar Azad Nagar Nakodar City Nakodar, Chandan son of Heera Lal resident of Azad Nagar Nakodar, Vikral Raj son of Suresh Kumar resident of Azad Nagar Nakodar. The said three persons came there on a motorcycle number PB08-EF-9221 make Hero Deluxe. The aforesaid three persons came on a motorcycle who extended threats and I became frightened. The aforesaid three persons turn by turn committed rape with me and then the aforesaid three persons took me to Nurmahal byepass at 10.00 'O' Clock in the night on their motorcycle and they put me under fear and by extending threats of life again committed rape with me in a vacant plot near a school.

Then Mukesh Kumar Yadav came back there and all four of them again committed rape with me by putting me under fear of death near State Public School Nakodar at 11.00 p.m. and Vikral and Navneet, Mukesh and Chandan once again raped me under fear of death. Then Mukesh Kumar Yadav called other boys whose names were Vicky Kumar son of Surinder Singh resident of Street No.3, Mohalla Rahmanpura Nakodar and the other person namely Ajay Kumar son of Raj Kumar resident of Vijay Nagar Colony Mohalla Ravidaspura backside Guru Nanak Dev University Nakodar who came there on seeing my condition they got frightened and did not do anything wrong with me. I requested them for extending help to me but they went back without extending any help to me.

Then Mukesh Kumar Yadav took me on his motorcycle and took me in the house of Vicky Kumar at Mohalla Rahmanpura Nakodar. Where the said Vicky Kumar threatened me again and forcibly committed rape with me there. At around 01.

Vicky Kumar turned me out of his house in the street and I on account of fear and not aware about the area again went to Dera Baba Lal Badshah I and kept on sitting there by concealing myself. After sunrise and after inquiring from the passersby I asked about the police station and was coming to the police station. I told the whole incident to my mother xxxx on phone. You have met me on the way. Strict legal action be taken against the aforesaid persons who in connivance with each other have committed rape with me. Sd/- Girl (H). Attested Arshpreet Kaur, Insp. P.S. City Nakodar, District Jalandhar (Rural) Date 20.4.2024." 3.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the 26 year old petitioner, has been falsely implicated in the present case on the statement of the prosecutrix alleging that the petitioner, along with other co-accused, forcibly established physical relations with her. It is submitted that that there is no cogent evidence on record to substantiate the sweeping allegations leveled against the petitioner. Moreover, the prosecutrix at the time of her cross-examination before the learned trial Court duly admitted that she neither knew the petitioner, nor had he committed the alleged offences against her. Infact, it was her categoric submission that the present FIR was got lodged by her under undue influence. It is the further submission that co-accused Ajay Kumar, and similarly placed co-accused Chandan have already been granted concession of regular bail on 19.02.2026 & 17.03.2026 in CRM-M-22073 of 2025 and CRM-M-12018-2026 respectively, which are annexed as Annexures P-2 & P-3, respectively. It is submitted that the petitioner

Per contra, learned State counsel has vehemently opposed the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner. Learned State counsel states that the petitioner was actively involved in the commission of the offence. He has filed custody certificate in Court today and the same is taken on record. As per custody certificate, the petitioner has undergone an

actual custody of

. The learned State counsel, on instructions from the investigating officer concerned, submits that in the present case, charges were framed on 30.07.2024 and out of total 32 prosecution witnesses, 12 have been examined till date and 03 have been given up. Learned State counsel further submits that in view of the serious allegations against the petitioner, he is not entitled to the concession of regular bail.

Heard the rival submissions made by learned counsel for the parties.

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(KIRTI SINGH) JUDGE April 29, 2026 Ritika Whether speaking/reasoned :

Yes/No Whether reportable :

Yes/No