1 2025:CGHC:33461 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 4441 of 2025 Raju Singh S/o Harpal Singh, Aged About 35 Years R/o Emliduggu, Bypass Road, P.S.- Kotwali, District- Korba, (C.G.), ... Applicant versus State of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer Police Station Champa District- Janjgir-Champa (C.G.) ... Respondent For Applicant : Mr. Sanjay Agrawal, Advocate For Respondent/State : Mr. Jitendra Shrivastava, Government Advocate. Hon'ble Mr. Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Order on Board 16.07.2025 1. This is the First bail application filed under Section 483 of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for grant of regular bail to the applicant who has been arrested in connection with Crime No. 517/2024 registered at Police Station Champa, District – Janjgir- Champa (C.G.), for the offence punishable under Sections 318(2), 318(4), 111(1) and 3(5) of BNS and Sections 6 and 10 of the PREETI KUMARI Digitally signed by PREETI KUMARI Date: 2025.07.18 18:18:56 +0530 2 Chhattisgarh Protection of Depositors Interest Act. 2. The prosecution's case, in brief, is that the company's director namely Akhilesh Singh, through Fora Max Service Private Limited Company, in a planned manner, by luring people of Sakti and nearby villages with high profits and commission, made around 150 people deposit money at the rate of Rs. 30-40 thousand per person and by promising to give Rs. 2700 per month and commission, committed fraud of Rs. 8,10,00,000/- and then absconded by closing the office of the said company. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant would submit that the applicant has been falsely implicated in this case. He further submits that as per the alleged documents seized by the police, the applicant has been described as the Director of the company which does not appear to be legal document as the seal and signature of the concerned department is not present there. He further submits that there are total 5 criminal antecedents against the applicant out of which in 4 cases, he has been granted bail. Furthermore, the co- accused persons have been granted bail by the Trial Court on 10.03.2025. He further submits that charge-sheet has been filed and the applicant is in jail since 24.01.2025. Therefore, he prays that the applicant may be enlarged on bail. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State/non-applicant would oppose the bail application of the applicant. He further pointed out that the bail application of the co-accused person, namely, Ishwar Das Mahant, who was also involved in the present case, has been rejected by this Court on 24.04.2025 passed in MCRC 3 No.3125/2025 against whom there was no criminal antecedents. 5. I have heard learned counsel appearing for the parties and perused the case diary. 6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, submissions made by counsel for the applicant, and particularly considering the fact that bail application of the co-accused person, namely, Ishwar Das Mahant, who was also involved in the present case, has been rejected by this Court on 24.04.2025 passed in MCRC No.3125/2025 against whom there was no criminal antecedents, I am not inclined to grant regular bail to the present applicant. 7. Accordingly, the bail application of the applicant – Raju Singh, involved in Crime No. 517/2024 registered at Police Station Champa, District – Janjgir-Champa (C.G.), for the offence punishable under Sections 318(2), 318(4), 111(1) and 3(5) of BNS and Sections 6 and 10 of the Chhattisgarh Protection of Depositors Interest Act, is rejected. 8. Office is directed to send a certified copy of this order to the trial Court concerned for necessary information and compliance forthwith. - Sd/- (Ramesh Sinha) Chief Justice Preeti