2026:CGHC:6630 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 10164 of 2025 Pratap Patra S/o Shri Dhananjay Patra Aged About 33 Years R/o- 122/n Monohar Pukur Road, Kali Ghat, Post Office- Kali Ghat, District- Kolkata (West Bengal).

... Applicant versus State of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer, Police Station Cyber Range, District Raipur C.G.

... Respondent For Applicant : Mr. Navin Shukla, Advocate For Respondent/State : Dr. Sourabh Kumar Pandey, Deputy Advocate General.

Digitally signed by Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice PREETI PREETI KUMARI KUMARI Date:

2026.02.06 Order on Board

18:03:50 +0530

0 5.02.2026

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. 4/2024 registered at Police Station – Cyber Range, District - Raipur (C.G.), for the offence punishable under Sections 420, 34 of IPC, 1860.

2. The prosecution story in brief is that, complainant Vikas Lahoti gave a written complaint at Police Station Cyber Police Thana Rangestating that on 27.04.2024 he received a WhatsApp message on his mobile no. 9685860789