2025:CGHC:20512 NAFR KUNAL DEWANGAN HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR Digitally signed by KUNAL DEWANGAN MCRC No. 3462 of 2025 Sanjay Jaiswal S/o Icchapati Aged About 40 Years R/o M/230, Sector-C Colony, Raj Nagar Colony, District- Anuppur (Madhya Pradesh)

... Applicant(s)

versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through- Station House OfÏcer, Police Station -

Supela, District- Durg (C.G.)

... Non-Applicant(s)

For Applicant : Mr. Amit Kumar, Advocate For Non-Applicant/State : Mr. U.K.S. Chandel, Dy. Adv. General.

Hon'ble Mr. Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice

Order on Board

05/05/2025

1. This is the First bail application filed under Section 483 of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, for grant of regular bail to the applicant who has been arrested in connection with Crime No. 148/2025 registered at Police Station- Supela, District- Durg (C.G.), for the offence punishable under Section 318(4), 61(2), 111(3) of BNS.

2. Case of the prosecution, in brief is that as per the case diary on

03.02.2025, the Assistant Sub-Inspector, due to the stay and he visit to V.I.P in District Durg, He went to Hotel Landmark along with his staff for checking, during checking, room of Hotel Landmark. During the checking of the room of the persons namely Sunil Vishwakarma and other co-accused and the applicant staying at room No.-302, a form for loss of documents registered in G.R.P Raipur was found with the other co-accused namely Rajesh Jaiswal, in which mention of loss of Canara Bank cheque book of Manendragarh branch and other documents was found. On suspicion of finding Canara Bank cheque book and Manendragarh branch cheque book and ATM and other documents with him on the spot, he was summoned and witnesses present on the spot were given notice, all the items were brought to the police station and questioned, and his mobile phone and application to the branch manager Canara Bank Manendragarh on 31.01.2025 for turning on net banking and bulk mode, in which account number- 120032974985 of Canara Bank Manendragarh branch was found, which is the same as the account number-120032974985 of Canara Bank cheque book found with him, from the observation of documents and mobile found with him, illegal transaction was found. The applicant and other co-accused by conspiring and committing fraud, have committed a crime. Prima facie, they were found to be earning illegal money through the bank by working together and in an organized manner. On the spot, a rural complaint was lodged against the applicant and other co-accused under Sections 318(4), 61(2), 111(3) of the B.N.S, 2023 and the case was registered in crime No. 148/2025 by the police station Supela District Durg.

3. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that hat the present applicant is innocent and he is falsely been implicated in the instant case. He further submits that the present applicant is in jail since 04.02.2025 and there is no any illegal transaction in the account of the applicant. He further submits that the present applicant stay in the hotel room with the other co-accused but he has not committed any offence and the account of the present applicant is not involve for any illegal transactions as well as applicant not supported to the anybody for illegal transaction or committed crime and in the present case, charge-sheet has been filed before the competent Court and the applicant has no previous criminal antecedent and the conclusion of the trial is likely to take some time therefore, he prays for grant of bail to the applicant.

4. On the other hand, learned State counsel, appearing for the State/non-applicant opposes the the prayer for grant of bail and submits that from the evidence collected by the police, prima facie it appears that the applicant along with co-accused are also involved in the said offence, which is a cyber-related online fraud. Further, it is revealed that the accused, along with other witnesses, have made online transactions worth crores of rupees in various 11 accounts of Canara