2026:CGHC:20739 D si i g g n it e a d l l b y y NAFR ARPAN ARPAN SRIVASTAVA SRIVASTAVA Date:

2026.05.05

18:44:59 +0530 HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 3357 of 2026 Satish Sodhi S/o Bangaram Sodhi Aged About 33 Years R/o Village- Khandham, Ps And District- Kondagaon, Cg, At Present R/o Dnk Colony, Kondagaon, Ps And District- Kondagaon (C.G.)

...Applicant versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through Police Station Eow/ Anti Corruption Bureau, Raipur Unit, Jagdalpur (C.G.)

... Non-applicant For Applicant : Mr. Sobhit Koshta, Advocate For Non-applicant : Dr. Sourabh Kumar Pandey, Dy. A.G.

Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha , Chief Justice

Order on Board

04.05.2026

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.06/2026, registered at Police Station : EOW/ Anti Corruption Bureau, Raipur Unit, Jagdalpur for the offence punishable under Sections 7 of Prevention of Corruption Act.

2. The prosecution story in brief is that the applicant, posted as Assistant Grade-II/Lekhapal in the Office of the District Education Officer, Kondagaon (C.G.), allege