1 2025:CGHC:22208 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 1868 of 2025 Mangalam Soni S/o Shri Shyam Narayan Soni Aged About 20 Years R/o Village Khursipar Balaji Nagar Ward No. 44 Near Ram Janki Mandir P.S. Khusripar District - Durg (C.G.). ... Applicant versus State of Chhattisgarh, Through Police Station Ghumka District - Rajnandgaon (C.G.) ... Non-applicant For Applicant :Mr. Sumit Singh, Advocate. For Non-applicant/State :Mr. Sangarsh Pandey, Govt. Advocate. Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Order On Board 20.05.2025 1. This is First Bail application of applicant filed under Section 483 of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023, who is in jail since 08.02.2025 in connection with Crime No.11/2025 registered at Police Station – Ghumka District - Rajnandgaon (C.G.), for the offence punishable under Sections 317(2), 317(4), 317(5), 111, 3(5) of the BNSS 2023. 2 2. Case of the prosecution in brief is that present applicant is a member of the group who were engaged in illegal money transactions through cyber fraud. Applicant in collusion with other co-accused persons have used illegal money by making unethical transactions knowing that it is stolen money in order to financial gain directly or indirectly by depositing Rs.9,58,718 in his account and transferring it to other co-accused persons. Based upon report, FIR was registered against the applicant and he has been arrested on 08.02.2025. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that applicant has been falsely implicated in this case, he has not committed any offence as alleged against him. There is no material/evidence available to connect the applicant in the alleged crime/offence, further FIR does not reveal that any amount has been transferred through account of the applicant, hence, prima facie case is not made out against the applicant. The applicant is not the part of any organization or group as mentioned in the FIR, the FIR does not disclose any link between the applicant to any such organization or group neither any material/documents has been presented in this regard. The applicant has no past criminal antecedent, he is in jail since 08.02.2025 and conclusion of the trial is likely to take time, hence, he may be enlarged on bail. 4. On the other hand, learned State counsel opposes the anticipatory bail application of the present applicant and submits 3 there is specific allegation against the applicant of committing the alleged offence/crime, hence, he is not entitled for grant of bail. 5. I have heard learned counsel for the parties. 6. Considering facts of the case, nature of offence, submissions of counsel for the parties, particularly the fact that present applicant is a member of the group who were engaged in illegal money transactions through cyber fraud and used the illegal money by making unethical transactions knowing that it is stolen money, I am not inclined to grant bail to the applicant. 7. Accordingly, the instant bail application of the applicant – Mangalam Soni is hereby rejected. 8. Needless to say that the trial Court concerned, is at liberty to proceed and conclude the trial expeditiously. 9. Office is directed to provide a certified copy of this order to the trial Court concerned for necessary information and compliance forthwith. Sd/- (Ramesh Sinha) Chief Justice J.