2025:CGHC:57556 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 8727 of 2025 Anil Kumar Gupta S/o Shri Ravindra Prakash Gupta Aged About 57 Years Present R/o House No. 39, Sapphire Greens, Vidhan Sabha Road, Raipur (C.G.) 493111 Permanent Address 96, Diamond Harbour Road, Khidarpur, Kolkata 700023 ... Applicant(s)

versus

1 - Central Bureau of Investigation Through Branch Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.)

2 – Director, Central Bureau of Investigation Head Office CGO Complex, New Delhi ... Respondent(s)

For Applicant(s) : Mr. Anil Pillai and Mr. Gendesh Dadsena, Advocates. For Respondent(s) : Mr. B. Gopa Kumar (through Video Conferencing) and Mr. Himanshu Pandey, Advocates.

Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha , Chief Justice

Order on Board

26/11/2025

1.

The applicant has preferred this first bail application under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short, the BNSS) in connection with Crime No. RC-1242025A0002/2025, registered at Police Station- ACB/CBI/Raipur, District Raipur, for the offences under Sections 61(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (for short, the BNS) and Sections 7, 7A of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (as amended in

2018).

2.

The prosecution c