1 2025:CGHC:12348 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRCA No. 354 of 2025 1 - Saroj Dadhich W/o Dinendra Kumar Dadhich Aged About 64 Years R/o D-94, Chitrakoot Nagar, Sanganera Road, Bhilwada (Rajasthan) 2 - Riddhi Dadhich W/o Ayush Dadhich Aged About 42 Years R/o D-94, Chitrokoot Nagar, Sanganera Road, Bhilwada (Rajasthan) ... Applicant(s) versus State Of Chhattisgarh Throuth Station House Officer, Police Station Vishrampur, District Surajpur, Chhattisgarh. ... Respondent(s) For Applicant(s) : Mr. Shakti Raj Sinha, Advocate For Respondent(s) : Ms. Supriya Upasne, G.A. Hon'ble Mr. Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Order on Board 12.03.2025 1. This first anticipatory bail application under Section 482 of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 has been filed by the applicants, who are apprehending their arrest in connection with Crime No. 149/2023 registered at Police Station – Vishrampur, District Surajpur (C.G.) for the offence punishable under Sections MANPREET KAUR Digitally signed by MANPREET KAUR Date: 2025.03.12 16:56:29 +0530 2 420, 120-B of the IPC and Section 4, 5 and 6 of the Prize Chit Fund and Money Circulation Scheme (Banning) Act and Section 10 fo the Protection of Depositors Interests Act of the Chhattisgarh. 2. As per the prosecution case, Mineshwar Prasad Rajwade, the complainant, lodged a complaint with the District Collector, Surajpur. He alleged that Abhivap Producer Company Limited had lured him with promises of tripling his investment within a year. Consequently, he invested in the company, but after the maturity period, the company failed to return his investment. Following the complaint, an FIR was registered, and investigation revealed that the company's branch ofÏce was located at 5-1-29, R.C. Vyas Colony, Bhilwada, Rajasthan. During the course of the investigation, the other co-accused were arrested from Bhilwada on 06.12.2024. After obtaining transit remand, they were produced before the Court on 09.12.2024 and the present applicants are apprehending their arrest. Hence this offence. 3. Learned counsel for the applicants submits that applicants are innocent and are falsely implicated in the case in question. The present applicants are ladies who have already resigned from the directorship of the company on 03.11.2014 and 27.11.2014 whereas the incident was between 21.10.2014 to 28.08.2017, therefore the present applicants were not the directors of the company during the time of alleged offence. Further, 04 similarly situated co-accused persons have been granted bail in this case by this Court in MCRC No. 8892 of 2024 dated 06.02.2025. Lastly, seven co-accused persons were released on anticipatory bail by 3 this Court and the case of the present is identical to that of the co- accused persons. In view of the Doctrine of Parity, applicants deserves to be extended benefit of anticipatory bail also in the event of their arrest. 4. On the other hand, learned State counsel, opposes the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the applicant, but could not dispute the fact that co-accused persons have already been granted regular bail and anticipatory bail by this Court and the case of the present applicants is similar to that of the co-accsued. 5. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused all of the documents taken on record. 6. Considering the facts & circumstances of the case, submissions of learned counsel for the parties, nature of dispute and material available in case diary, and further the fact that co-accused persons have already been granted regular bail and anticipatory bail by the this Court, copies of which are attached with the bail application and the case of the present applicant is similar to that of the co- accused, as such, without further commenting anything on merits, this Court deems it fit to grant benefit of anticipatory bail to the applicants. 7. Accordingly, the instant MCRCA is allowed and it is directed that in the event of arrest of the applicants – Saroj Dadhich and Riddhi Dadhich, on executing a personal bond with one surety (each) in the like sum to the satisfaction of the arresting OfÏcer, he shall be released on bail on the following conditions:- 4 (a) They should not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him from disclosing such fact to the Court. (b) They should not act in any manner which will be prejudicial to fair and expeditious trial. (c) They should appear before the trial Court on each and every date given to him by the said Court till disposal of the trial. (d) The Applicants and the sureties shall submit a copy of their adhaar card alongwith a colored postcard full size photo having printed the adhaar number on it, which shall be verified by the trial Court. (e) They should not involve themselves in any offence of similar nature in future. Sd/- (Ramesh Sinha) CHIEF JUSTICE Manpreet