1 2025:CGHC:10866 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 1793 of 2025 Ankit Parashar S/o Ramakant Parashar Aged About 28 Years (Wrongly Mentioned In Order Sheet As Ramakan Parashar ) R/o House No. A/40 Subhash Colony Ashoka Garden Bhopal (M.P) ... Applicant(s) versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through Police Station Supela Bhilai District - Durg (C.G.) ... Non-Applicant(s) For Applicant(s) : Mr. Pragalbha Sharma, Advocate. For Non-Applicant(s) : Smt. Supriya Upasane, Government Advocate. Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha , Chief Justice Order on Board 05.03.2025 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. 217/2024, registered at Police Station Supela Bhilai District - Durg (CG) for the offence punishable under Sections 420 and 120-B of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). AKHILESH KUMAR DEWANGAN Digitally signed by AKHILESH KUMAR DEWANGAN 2 2. The prosecution story in brief, is that an FIR registered on February 29, 2024, following a complaint by Ashish Singh Thakur against an unknown individual with the mobile number 6009709248. According to the complaint, the unknown person sent a message to Ashish via Telegram, offering him an opportunity to earn money through work-from-home arrangements. Relying on this offer, Ashish deposited a total of Rs.31,19,441 from his and his brother's accounts between November 5, 2023, and January 24, 2024. The unknown person dishonestly induced Ashish to transfer the funds into various account numbers, allegedly as part of the work-from-home scheme and committed fraud with him. Thereafter, offence has been registered against the applicant. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. He further submit that the applicant has never received any money in his account neither has contacted the complainant in demand of any money, further all the money has been received by the main accused Ankit Dubey, who has misused the applicant’s bank account to procure the alleged money, the applicant himself has been cheated by the main accused who allured him to give his bank account and the applicant was unaware of the fact that the same would be used to defraud others. The applicant is in jail since 05.11.2024 and the trial is likely to take some time for its 3 conclusion. Therefore, he prays for grant of bail to the applicant. 4. On the other hand, learned State counsel opposes the bail application and submits that the charge-sheet has been filed in the present case before the competent Court. She further submits that the applicant alongwith other co-accused persons had dishonestly induced the complainant to transfer the funds into various account numbers, allegedly as part of the work-from- home scheme and committed fraud with him, further the applicant has one criminal antecedent of identical nature, therefore, he is not entitled for grant of bail. 5. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case diary. 6. Considering the facts & circumstances of the case, nature & gravity of the offence, material available in the case dairy and the fact that the applicant alongwith other co-accused persons were alleged to have dishonestly induced the complainant to transfer the funds into various account numbers, as part of the work-from- home scheme and committed fraud with him, so far as criminal antecedent of the applicant is concerned, applicant has one criminal antecedent of identical nature, as such, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, this Court is of the opinion that it is not a fit case to enlarge the applicant on regular bail. Accordingly, the bail application of applicant-Ankit Parashar, involved in Crime No. 217/2024, registered at Police 4 Station Supela Bhilai District - Durg (CG) for the offence punishable under Sections 420 and 120-B of the IPC, is rejected. 7. Needless to say that the trial Court concerned is at liberty to proceed and conclude the trial expeditiously. 8. Office is directed to send a certified copy of this order to the trial Court concerned for necessary information and compliance. Sd/- (Ramesh Sinha) Chief Justice Akhil