ASHIM MUKHERJEE vs STATE OF CHHATTISGARH Advocate - A.G., ,Aditya Pandey — MCRCA/552/2026

Disposed: Contested--ALLOWED on 08th May 2026.

Case disposed

CNR: CGHC010145402026

Filing Number

MCRCA/6148/2026

Filing Date

09-Apr-2026

Registration No

MCRCA/552/2026

Registration Date

10-Apr-2026

Judge

Hon'ble The Chief Justice

Coram

Hon'ble The Chief Justice

Bench Type

Single Bench

Category

CRIMINAL MATTERS ( 14 )

Sub-Category

POCSO Act ( 2 )

Judicial Branch

Criminal Section

Decision Date

08-May-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--ALLOWED

Last updated 26-May-2026

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.ASHIM MUKHERJEE

    Adv. Arjit Tiwari,PRATIBHA SAHU,PRATIBHA SAHU, ,SAKSHI DEWANGAN,SAKSHI DEWANGAN,PRATIBHA SAHU

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.STATE OF CHHATTISGARH Advocate - A.G., ,Aditya Pandey

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 08-May-2026

    Hon'ble The Chief JusticeView PDF

    Case Summary: MCRCA 552/2026 - Ashim Mukherjee v. State of Chhattisgarh The Chhattisgarh High Court granted anticipatory bail to professor Ashim Mukherjee, accused of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old student during exam invigilation on 29.01.2026 (charges under BNS Section 74 and POCSO Act Section 8). The court found that while allegations were serious, the applicant had no criminal history, cooperated with investigation, CCTV footage disputed the charges, and custodial interrogation was unnecessary since no chargesheet had been filed. Bail was conditional on personal bond, surety, non-interference with witnesses, court attendance, and submission of identity documents. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 23-Apr-2026

    Hon'ble The Chief JusticeView PDF

  4. 16-Apr-2026

    Hon'ble The Chief JusticeView PDF

  5. 16-Apr-2026

    Fresh Matters

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice

  6. 09-Apr-2026

    Case filed

    Registration No. MCRCA/552/2026

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: MCRCA 552/2026 - Ashim Mukherjee v. State of Chhattisgarh The Chhattisgarh High Court granted anticipatory bail to professor Ashim Mukherjee, accused of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old student during exam invigilation on 29.01.2026 (charges under BNS Section 74 and POCSO Act Section 8). The court found that while allegations were serious, the applicant had no criminal history, cooperated with investigation, CCTV footage disputed the charges, and custodial interrogation was unnecessary since no chargesheet had been filed. Bail was conditional on personal bond, surety, non-interference with witnesses, court attendance, and submission of identity documents. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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