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2025 DAILYLAW 26160 (CHH)

ARJUN GUPTA v. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH

MCRC/4430/2025 · 2025-06-12

Shri Ravindra Kumar Agrawal

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1 2025:CGHC:24046 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 4430 of 2025 1 - Arjun Gupta S/o. Shri Nande Prasad Aged About 21 Years R/o. Bauripara, Ambikapur, Police Station And Tahsil Ambikapur, Dist. Ambikapur - Surguja (C.G.) ... Applicant versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer, Kotwali, Ambikapur, Dist. Surguja (C.G.) ... Respondent (Cause title taken from Case Information System) For Applicant : Mr. Sanjay Agrawal, Advocate For Respondents/State : Mr. Santosh Bharat, Panel Lawyer Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal Order on Board 13/06/2025 1. This is the second bail application of the applicant. The first bail application of the applicant has been dismissed as withdrawn after arguing for some time vide order dated 15-04-2025 passed in MCRC No. 1678 of 2025. 2. Learned counsel for the applicant would submit that the applicant is in jail since 13-01-2025, the trial of the case has not been concluded yet, the witnesses who have been examined have not supported the VEDPRAKASH DEWANGAN Digitally signed by VEDPRAKASH DEWANGAN Date: 2025.06.16 19:08:03 +0530 2 prosecution's case. Therefore, he has filed the second bail application. 3. On the other hand, learned counsel for the State opposes and has submitted that the allegation against the present applicant is that he engaged in online gambling along with other accused persons and huge quantity of ATM cards, SIM cards, cheque books, mobile phones, passbooks, UPI bar-code scanners, counterfoil of deposit slips, various diaries, LED TV, Wi-Fi setup box, etc. and cash of Rs. 1,54,100/- have been seized from the other accused persons and there is evidence against the present applicant that he also involved in the offence along with the other co-accused persons. Therefore, he is not entitled for bail. 4. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the material available in the case. 5. Considering the submissions made by learned counsel for the parties, considering the fact that the first bail application of the applicant has been dismissed as withdrawn and there are allegations against the applicant that he along with other co-accused persons have involved in online gambling and huge quantity of ATM cards, SIM cards, cheque books, passbooks, mobile phones, etc. have been seized from them, I am not inclined to release the applicant on bail. 6. Accordingly, the second bail application is dismissed at the motion stage itself. Sd/- (Ravindra Kumar Agrawal) Judge ved