2025:CGHC:59795 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 9956 of 2025

1 - Dev Narayan Sahu S/o Late Badriprasad Sahu Aged About 42 Years R/o Village Mahkam, Chauki And Tahsil Sonakhan, P.S. Kasdol, District VAIBHAV DsVS i IA ig N g Ini BG tea Hd H l Aby Vy Balodabazar-Bhatapara (C.G.)

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2 - Ram Narayan Sahu S/o Surit Ram Sahu Aged About 48 Years R/o Village Bilari, P.S. Shivrinarayan, District Janjgir-Champa (C.G.) 3 - Anil Shankar Sahu S/o Dwarika Prasad Aged About 34 Years Village Lachhanpur, P.S. Janjgir, District Janjgir-Champa (C.G.) ... Applicants versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through S.H.O. Police Station Kasdol, District Balodabazar-Bhatapara (C.G.) … Non-applicant For Applicants : Mr. Nishi Kant Sinha , Advocate.

For Non-applicant/State : Mr. Jitendra Shrivastava, Govt. Advocate.

Hon’ble Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice

Order on Board

09.12.2025

1. This is the First bail application filed under Section 483 of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for grant of regular bail to the applicants arrested in connection with Crime No. 433/2025 registered at Police Station – Kasdol, District – Balodabazar- Bhatapara (C.G.) for the offence punishable under Sections 420, 409, 418 & 34 of IPC.

2. The prosecution story in brief is that it is alleged that on 28.07.2023 complainant Chhedilal Sahu went to the house of the applicants to meet Ramnarayan Sahu and his son Gulshan Sahu and during that he was offered to invest in share trading to double the amount invested, On such assurance the complainant invested Rs. 20,00,000/-through RTGS and rest amount in cash, total sum of Rs. 39,10,000/- was invested to be doubled in period of two years, but applicants did not returned the amount thereby committed cheating with the complainant. Hence the offence has been registered.

3. Learned counsel appearing for the applicant submits that the applicants are innocent and have been falsely implicated in the present case. The present applicants have been made accused solely on the basis of their familial relationship with the accused Ramnarayan Sahu, being his real brother and cousin brother, respectively, and there is no direct allegation implicating them in the offence. The applicants are family members of the co-accused, and it appears they have been unnecessarily made accused to harass their family, whereas no involvement in cheating or any other offence has been attributed to them. It is further submitted that Applicant No. 1 is physically disabled in his left leg and cannot perform any work without assistance. The applicants have been in judicial custody since 25.06.2025, the chargesheet has already been filed, and the offence is triable by the Sessions Court, with the trial likely to take a reasonable time. It is also submitted that other co-accused persons have already been granted bail by this Hon’ble High Court. In view of these facts and circumstances, it is respectfully prayed that the applicants may be released on bail.

4. Learned State Counsel opposes the bail application and submits that on 28.07.2023, the complainant, Chhedilal Sahu, invested a total sum of Rs. 39,10,000/- with the applicants in a share trading scheme on the assurance that the amount would be doubled. The applicants allegedly failed to return the invested amount, thereby committing an offence of cheating. In view of the seriousness of the allegations, the substantial amount involved, and the prima facie evidence on record, it is submitted that the applicants are not entitled to the benefit of bail.

5. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case diary.

6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the nature and gravity of the offence alleged against the applicants, and the material available on record, it appears that the complainant, Chhedilal Sahu, visited the house of the applicants to meet Ramnarayan Sahu and his son, Gulshan Sahu. During the meeting, the complainant was allegedly