2026:CGHC:16377 NAFR KUNAL DEWANGAN HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR Digitally signed by KUNAL DEWANGAN MCRC No. 3206 of 2026 Rajkumar Deokar S/o Machindra Deokar Aged About 33 Years R/o House No. 10, Ward No. 31, Behind Purohit Lodge, Aapapura, Durg, Tehsil And Distt.

Durg (C.G.) .. Applicant versus State of Chhattisgarh Through P.S. Kotwali Rajnandgaon, Distt. Rajnandgaon (C.G.)

... Non-Applicant For Applicant : Mr. P.R. Patankar, Advocate.

For Non-Applicant : Dr. Sourabh K. Pandey, Dy. Advocate General.

Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha , Chief Justice

Order on Board

09.04.2026

1. The applicant has preferred this First Bail Application under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNSS’), for grant of regular bail, as he has been arrested in connection with Crime No. 88/2024, registered at Police Station Kotwali, District - Rajanandgaon (CG) for the offence punishable under Section 420, 120(B) of the Indian Penal Code.

2. The case of the prosecution, in brief, is that one Rajesh Lunia approached ICICI Bank, Branch Ganj Chowk, Rajnandgaon, to obtain a gold loan. The bank sanctioned a loan of Rs. 48,09,984/-, against which Rajesh Lunia pledged 1404.45 grams