2025:CGHC:57560 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 8686 of 2025 Sudesh Yadav S/o Bhuneshwar Yadav Aged About 30 Years R/o Bachwar, Police Station - Shankargarh, District - Balrampur - Ramanujganj, Chhattisgarh. ... Applicant versus The State Of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer - Police Station -

Kusmi, District - Balrampur - Ramanujganj, Chhattisgarh.

... Respondent For Applicant : Shri Manoj Paranjpe, Sr. Advocate with Shri Rishikant Mahobia, Advocate.

For : Shri Jitendra Shrivastava, G.A.

Respondent/State Hon'ble Mr. Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice

Order on Board

26/11/2025

1. This is the first bail application filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNSS’) for grant of regular GOURI bail to the applicant who has been arrested in connection with Crime MUDALIAR No.39/2025 registered at Police Station Kusmi, District Balrampur -

GOURI MUDALIAR Date: 2025.12.02 Ramanujganj (C.G.) for the offence punishable under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471,120B, 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

2. Case of the prosecution, in brief, is that on the basis of letter No/

establishment/25-26/356 Ambikapur dated 26.05.2025 by Arvind Srivastava, Branch Manager, District Cooperative Bank Limited Ambikapur, a report was lodged against the accused Vikash Chand Pandvi, retired Supervisor, Ashok Kumar Soni, Assistant Chief Supervisor, Ethal Singh, Retired Committee Manager, Vijay Kumar Uike, retired Branch Manager, Samalsai, retired In-charge Branch Banager, Jagdish Prasad, suspended Assistant Accountant, Tabarak Ali, Sub-Clerk, Laxman Devangan, Institution Manager, Rajendra Prasad Pandey, suspended Co-Chief Supervisor, Sudesh Kumar Yadav, Manager, Jamdi Samiti, Prakash Kumar Singh, Computer Operator, Branch Kusmi, Rajendra Prasad, suspended Manager, that the e-mail dated 26.04.2024 of NABARD Regional Office Raipur was received regarding the bank account Numbers mentioned in the complaint letter of CEO, Janpad Panchayat Shankargarh. On receipt of complaint regarding suspicious transactions and huge financial scam in branch Shankargarh/Kusmi in 604007085677, 604007009117 and 604007013601 under branch Kusmi and Shankargarh. An investigation team was constituted to look into the irregularities in the accounts of the Samiti but the investigation team did not investigate, but the Flash Audit Report was obtained from the bank's C.A. Naveen Upadhyay & Associates. It was found that as on 05.02.2025, Rs. 6,27,26,935 in Account No. 604007085677, Rs. 3,19,20,700 in Account No. 604007009117, Rs.2,41,18,614 in Account 604007013601, Rs. 16,58,000 in Account No. 104003588738, Rs. 64,13,500 in Account No. 104003641217 and Account No. 604007024067 Rs. 46, 44, 841/- thus total Rs. 13, 14, 82,590/- were found to have been committed. On the basis of the said Flash Audit Report, an investigation team was constituted in which, the investigation report was given by the investigation team that Rs.19,22,73,908/- was transferred through 1597 financial transactions in account No. 604007085677, Rs. 91,57,000/- was transferred through 46 financial transactions in account No.104003641217 and Rs.3,19,20,700 was transferred through 138 financial transactions in account No. 604007009117 and through NEFT Rs. 40,54,000 were found to have been committed by Jamuna Anlakar through 12 financial transactions. Thus total Rs. 23,74,05,608/- financial irregularities committed in the bank branch of Shankargarh/Kusmi. Through the account No. 10400578368, Rs. 96,36,814 was found in the account of applicant as such all the accused persons have hatched a conspiracy and committed misappropriation of the funds of the Bank.

3. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the allegations against the applicant are false and fabricated, and the prosecution has failed to produce any prima facie evidence to show his involvement in the alleged offences. It is submitted that the alleged misappropriation pertains to the period 2012–2020, whereas the applicant