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2025:CGHC:21440
NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRCA No. 680 of 2025 1 - Bhojram Pardhi S/o Raja Pardhi Aged About 33 Years R/o Ward No. 10 Singhouri Bemetara Police Station And District - Bemetara (C.G.)
... Applicant versus 1 - State of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer Police Station Bemetara District - Bemetara (C.G.)
... Non-applicant For Applicant : Mr. Rajkumar Pali, Advocate For State : Ms. Smriti Shrivastava, Panel Lawyer Hon’ble Mr. Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice
Order on Board 08/05/2025
1. This first anticipatory bail application under Section 482 of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 has been filed by the applicant, who is apprehending his arrest in connection with Crime No.185/2025 registered at Police Station – Bemetara, District-Bemetara (C.G.) for the offences punishable under Sections 411, 413, 420, 120B(1) of the IPC. VAISHALI LUCKY NAGARIA Digitally signed by VAISHALI LUCKY NAGARIA Date: 2025.05.15 16:26:03 +0530
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2. As per Case of the prosecution is that the police has received a secret information that on 20.02.2024 the applicant wants to withdraw the amount of Rs.3,40,000/- through his Cheque No. 000000006 from his bank account of Bandhan Bank, Branch Bemetara which is relating to the Cyber Crime. On this basis the police had contact with the bank and found that the applicant has withdrawn the amount. On this basis the crime has been registered against the applicant for the above- mentioned offences and investigation is going on, hence this bail application.
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Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant is innocent and he has been falsely implicated in the present case. He would submit that the present applicant having no involvement in the aforesaid crime. He further submits that the applicant has not aware about the Cyber Crime he used the amount on the basis of own money and utilized the amount in his mobile shop, he has not committed any fraud. He also submits that there is one year and two months delay in lodging the FIR. 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.
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6. Considering the facts & circumstances of the case, gravity of offence, material available on record and conduct of the applicant and considering the fact that the applicant has withdrawn the amount of Rs.3,40,000/- through Cheque from complainant bank account of Bandhan Bank, Branch Bemetara (C.G.) which is relating to the Cyber Crime, as such, I am not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the applicant.
7. Accordingly, the anticipatory bail application of the applicant– Bhojram Pardhi, filed under Section 482 of Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 involved in Crime No.185/2025 registered at Police Station – Bemetara, District-Bemetara (C.G.) for the offences punishable under Sections 411, 413, 420, 120B(1) of the IPC, is rejected. Sd/- (Ramesh Sinha)
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