2026:CGHC:353 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 9470 of 2025 G Raj Shekhar S/o G Jiva Aged About 35 Years R/o Shivji Nagar, New Khursipar, P S Khursipar, District Durg (C.G.)

--- Applicant versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer P.S. Cyber Police Thana, Range Durg, District – Durg (C.G.)

--- Non-applicant Along with MCRC No. 9499 of 2025 RAJSHEKHAR Imtiaz Alam @ Chand S/o Sarfaraz Khan Aged About 21 Years R/o K.L.C.

SONI

53/ D, Zone - 2, Near Kali Mandir, Khursipar, Bhilai, District - Durg, Chhattisgarh Digitally signed by ---Applicant RAJSHEKHAR SONI Versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through - Police Station - Cyber Thana Durg Range, District - Durg, Chhattisgarh ---- Non-applicant For Applicants : Mr. Aman Pandey and Mr. Anmol Sharma, Advocates.

For Non-applicant/State : Mr. Dharmesh Shrivastava, Deputy Advocate General.

Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha , Chief Justice

Order on Board

05.01.2026

1. The applicants have preferred this First Bail Application under Section

483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for grant of regular bail, as they have been arrested in connection with Crime No. 05/2025, registered at Police Station – Cyber Police Thana, Range Durg, District – Durg (C.G.) for the offence punishable under Sections

419 and 420 of the IPC.

2. The case of the prosecution, is that co-accused Manisha Nishad used to generate SIM Cards by misusing the biometrics of the customers cand sold it to the applicant G Raj Shekhar who then sold it to the applicant Imtyaz. An FIR was registered under Section 419 and 420 of IPC and Section 42(3)(e) of Information and Technology Act, 2003 and the applicants being a person involved in business of trading mobile accessories, he was not aware of the fraud being committed by the co- accused persons. The aforesaid FIR was registered on the Complaint that on 19.08.2023 the Complainant filed an application for porting his Airtel SIM Card to JIO Network with a street guy near Nizami Chowk his biometrics was misused and another fresh JIO Sim was issued and sold on his name which does not belongs to him. Hence, this application.

3. It is argued by the learned counsel for the applicants that the applicants are innocent and have been falsely implicated in this case and there is no criminal antecedents registered against the applicants. It is further submitted that the charge-sheet has been filed in this case. The applicants are in jail since 07.10.2025 and 11.10.2025 and trial is likely to take quite long time for its conclusion, therefore, he prays for grant of bail.

4. On the other hand, the learned State counsel opposes the bail application and submits that there is no criminal antecedents registered against the applicants, and the charge-sheet has been filed in this case. It is submitted that co-accused Manisha Nishad used to generate SIM Cards by misusing the biometrics of the customers cand sold it to the applicant G Raj Shekhar who then sold it to the applicant Imtyaz. Therefore, the applicants are not entitled for grant of bail.

5. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused all of the documents available on record.

6. Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case, nature and gravity of allegation levelled against the applicants and the fact that there is no criminal antecedents registered against the applicants, charge-sheet has been filed against the applicants, the applicants are in jail since 07.10.2025 and 11.10.2025 and conclusion of the trial is likely to take some time, I am inclined to allow this application.

7. Let applicants, G Raj Shekhar and Imtiaz Alam @ Chand, involved in Crime No. 05/2025, registered at Police Station – Cyber Police Thana, Range Durg, District – Durg (C.G.) for the offence punishable under Sections 419 and 420 of the IPC, be released on bail on his furnishing a personal bond with two sureties in the like sum to the satisfaction of the Court concerned with the following conditions:-

(i) The applicants sh