Order on Board

16/07/2025

1. This is the first bail application filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘ BNS S ’) for grant of regular bail to the applicant who has been arrested in connection with Crime No. 45/2025 registered at Police Station City Kotwali, Raipur, Dist. Raipur (C.G.) for the offence punishable under Sections 317 (2), 317(4) and 317(5) and 111 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (for short ‘ BNS ’).

2. Case of the prosecution, in brief, is that the Kotwali Raipur police station registered a First Information Report (FIR) No. 45/25 under Sections 317 (2), 317(4), 317(5), and 111 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita ( BNS ) on the basis of a letter from the Superintendent of Police, Cyber Police Station, Raipur, dated 22.03.2025. The FIR was lodged pursuant to instructions from the Additional Director General of Police (Technology Services), Police Headquarters, Raipur, regarding statutory action against mule account holders. The investigation revealed that 41 bank accounts in Kotak Mahindra Bank, Raipur, with IFSC codes kkbk0006407, kkbk0006402, and kkbk0006408, were used to deposit Rs.18,96,851 obtained through cyber fraud. The account h