C.A.V. Order

1. This is the First Anticipatory bail application of the applicant Anil Tuteja, under Section 482 of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, apprehending his arrest in the offence of Crime Number RC2212024E0024, dated 18-12-2024, registered at Central Bureau of Investigation, New Delhi, (hereinafter called as “CBI”) for the offence punishable under sections 420, 467, 468, 471, 201 and 120-B of the IPC, Section 7 and 7A, of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (as amended in the year 2018), Section 4, 7, 8 and 11 of the Chhattisgarh Gambling (Prohibition) Act, 2022 and Section 4-A of the Public Gambling Act, 1867 {as amended Public Gambling (Madhya Pradesh Amendment) Act, 1976}.

2. The instant anticipatory bail application is filed by the applicant directly to this Court as per the direction given by the Hon’ble Supreme Court by its order dated 09-03-2026, passed in Special Leave to Appeal (Crl.) No. 19892 of 2025, whereby the Hon’ble Supreme Court granted liberty to the applicant to approach this Court for grant of regular/anticipatory bail. As the case may be.

3. Brief facts of the case of the prosecution are that an FIR of Crime No 112/2022 was registered on