1 2025:CGHC:19977 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRCA No. 613 of 2025 1 - Devkrishna Sahu S/o Narad Das Sahu Aged About 39 Years R/o Ramnagar, Muktidham Road, Near Chaurasiya Jewelers, Supela, Bhilai P.S. Vaishali Nagar District Durg (C.G.) 2 - Gyan Prakash Sahu S/o Rajendra Kumar Sahu Aged About 38 Years R/o House No. 21, Hhathkhoj Para, Ward No. 14, Utai, Distt- Durg (C.G.), Present Address- Kuber Enclave, Kohka- Junwani Road, Bhilai, Distt- Durg (C.G.) ... Applicants versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer Dongargaon, Disstrict- Rajnandgaon (C.G.) ... Non-applicant For Applicants : Mr. Sanjay Agrawal, Advocate For State : Mr. Malay Jain, Panel Lawyer Hon’ble Mr. Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Order on Board 01/05/2025 1. This first anticipatory bail application under Section 482 of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 has been filed by the applicants, who are apprehending their arrest in connection with Crime No.3/2025 registered at Police Station – VAISHALI LUCKY NAGARIA Digitally signed by VAISHALI LUCKY NAGARIA Date: 2025.05.03 11:20:21 +0530 2 Dongargaon, District-Rajnandgaon (C.G.) for the offences punishable under Sections 420, 34 of Indian Penal Code. 2. Case of the prosecution, in brief, is that 11.01.2025 a written complaint was received by Parmanand Netam, working at post office village Charbhata, Rajnandgaon on contractual basis. In the Year 2019, the present applicant to whom he was acquainted with had introduced to other co-accused persons namely Gyan Prakash Sahu, present applicant, Dev Krishna and Deen Das Sahu after which they provoked me to invest money and get it double in two years' time, as at that time I was not having enough funds I refused to invest but in the year 2021 they sold me the above scheme and I invested Rs. 6,00,000/-, which was transferred in the account of the present applicant, but after completion of the said tenure when I requested for refund which was refused by them and informed that the company in which the money was invested has liquidated and as such the invested money could not be returned. Hence, this bail application. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicants are innocent and have been falsely implicated in the present case. It is submitted by learned counsel for the applicants that the complainant when received profit did not lodged any report nor reported the matter to any authority but when the complainant suffered loss in trading she lodged FIR against applicants. He would submit that the and co-accused Yogesh Kumar Sahu and Deena Das Sahu have already been enlarged 3 on bail by this Hon’ble Court vide order dated 14.02.2025 in MCRCA No. 231 of 2025 and 05.02.2025 in MCRCA No.192 of 2025, investigation and trial are likely to take time, therefore, he submits that the present applicant is entitled to be released on anticipatory bail. 4. On the other hand, learned State counsel opposes the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail. 5. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case diary. 6. Considering the facts & circumstances of the case, gravity of offence, also considering the fact that co-accused Yogesh Kumar Sahu and Deena Das Sahu have already been enlarged on bail by this Hon’ble Court vide order dated 14.02.2025 in MCRCA No. 231 of 2025 and 05.02.2025 in MCRCA No.192 of 2025 investigation and trial are likely to take time, therefore, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the present applicants. 7. Accordingly, the instant MCRCA is allowed and it is directed that in the event of arrest of the applicants – Devkrishna Sahu and Gyan Prakash Sahu on executing a personal bond and one surety in the like sum to the satisfaction of the arresting Officer, they shall be released on bail on the following conditions:- (a) The applicants shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade them from disclosing such fact to the 4 Court. (b) The applicants shall not act in any manner which will be prejudicial to fair and expeditious trial. (c) The applicants shall 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 surety shall submit a copy of his adhaar card along with a coloured postcard full size photo having printed the adhaar number on it, which shall be verified by the trial Court. (e) The applicant shall not involve themselves in any offence of similar nature in future. Sd/- (Ramesh Sinha) Chief Justice vaishali