The court granted bail based on the acknowledgment that the charges were triable by a Magistrate.

ORDER

1. Leave granted.

2. Heard Mr.Sameer Shrivastava, the learned counsel appearing for the appellant, and Mr. Apoorv Shukla, the learned counsel appearing for the State of Chhattisgarh.

3. The High Court has denied regular bail to the appellant in connection with Crime No.325 of 2024 registered with Ambikapur Police Station, District Surguja for the offence punishable under Sections 420 , 467, 468, 471 and 120-B of the Indian Penal Code (for short, “the IPC”), Sections 7 and 8, respectively of the Chhattisgarh Gambling (Prohibition) Act, 2022, and Sections 66-C and 66-D of the Information Technology Act , 2000, respectively.

4. The appellant seems to be in judicial custody since May 2025. We take notice of the fact that all the offences stated in the FIR are Magistrate triable.

5. In view of the aforesaid, we order that the appellant be released on bail subject to terms and conditions that the trial court may deem fit to impose. If the prosecution wants any particular condition to be imposed so as to protect the interest of the State, it may make a request to the trial court concerned.

6. In the result, this appeal succeeds and is hereby allowed. The impugned order passed by the High Court is set aside.

7. Dasti in addition is permitted.

8. Pending application(s), if any, stands disposed of.

ORDER

1. Leave granted.

2. The Appeal is allowed in terms of the signed order.

3. Pending application(s), if any, shall also stand disposed of.