2026:CGHC:14088 NAFR KUNAL DEWANGAN Digitally HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR signed by KUNAL DEWANGAN MCRC No. 1698 of 2026 Shivnand Chauhan S/o Lakshmi Prasad Chauhan Aged About 34 Years R/o Tilaaiidaadar, P.S. Basna, District Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh.

... Applicant(s)

versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer (S.H.O.) P.S. Civil Line, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh.

... Non-applicant(s)

For Applicant : Mr. Devershi Thakur, Advocate For Non-applicant/State : Mr. Sourabh K. Pande, Dy. Adv. Gen.

Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha , Chief Justice

Order on Board

24.03.2026

1. The applicant has preferred this First Bail Application under Section

483 of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for grant of regular bail, as he has been arrested in connection with Crime No. 290/2025, registered at Police Station : Civil Line, Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) for the offence punishable under Sections 317(2), 317(4), 317(5), 3(5), 111 of BNS and 42(3)(e) of Telecommunications Act.

2. As per the prosecution case, during the period from 04.01.2024 to

02.03.2025, within the jurisdiction of Cyber Police Station, Civil Lines, Raipur, the applicant/accused, along with other co-accused, act