2026:CGHC:6563 NAFR KUNAL DEWANGAN HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR Digitally signed by KUNAL DEWANGAN MCRC No. 1307 of 2026 Chaitanya Kumar Dewangan S/o Shri Gajendra Kumar Dewangan Aged About 24 Years (Not Mentioned In Impugned Order), R/o House No. 74, Ward No. 10, Durgapara, Dhamtari, District Dhamtari C.G.

... Applicant(s)

versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer, P.S. Devendra Nagar, Raipur, District Raipur C.G.

... Non-applicant(s)

For Applicant : Mr. Atul Kumar Kesharwani, Advocate For Non-applicant/State : Ms. Sameeksha Gupta, Panel Lawyer.

Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha , Chief Justice

Order on Board

05.02.2026

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. 228/2025 registered at Police Station- Devendra Nagar, Raipur District - Raipur (C.G.) for the offence under Sections 43, 66 of Information Technology Act, 2000 and Section 336(3) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, (BNS).

2. The prosecution's case, in brief, is that the applicant was an employee of the complainant. It is alleged that during the course of his