1 2025:CGHC:29230 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 5004 of 2025 • Saurabh Pal S/o Shri Ajay Pal Aged About 22 Years R/o Shitla Chowk, Mathpuraina Raipur District Raipur Chhattisgarh ... Applicant versus • State Of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer, Police Station Civil Lines, District Raipur Chhattisgarh ... Respondent (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Applicant : Mr. Galib Dwivedi, Advocate For Respondent/State : Mr. Jitendra Shrivastava, Government Advocate Hon’ble Mr. Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Order on Board 30/06/2025 1. This is first bail application filed under Section 483 of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for grant of regular bail to the applicant arrested in connection with Crime No. 44/2025 registered at Police Station – Civil Lines District – Raipur (C.G.) for the offence punishable under Section 317(2), 317(4), 317(5), 111 and 3(5) of the BNS, 2023. 2. As per prosecution story, in brief, is that, information was received through cyber crime reporting portal coordination that 104 bank VAISHALI LUCKY NAGARIA Digitally signed by VAISHALI LUCKY NAGARIA 2 accounts have been opened in utkarsh small finance bank branch civil lines Raipur IFSC code UTKS0001400 which are being used to received money from cyber fraud. As per the instruction received from police headquarters, a letter along with the details of the above incident was sent to Civil Lines Police Station, Raipur (CG.). Then the First Information Report was registered against 104 bank account holder including the present applicant U/S 317(2), 317(4), 317(5), 111, 3(5) of B.N.S. the present applicant has been arrested by Police Station Civil Lines, District-Raipur, (C.G.) on 23.01.2025 for the alleged offences punishable under section 317(2), 317(4), 317(5), 111, 3(5) of B.N.S. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant would submit that the applicant has been falsely implicated in this case. He submits that the applicant is a poor boy who drives an e-auto rickshaw who is only 22 year old. He used to visit the bank in connection with his auto rickshaw in which he himself became a victim of fraud. The present applicant is in jail since 23.01.2025 and conclusion of the trial may take some time, therefore, he prays for grant of regular bail to the present applicant. 4. On the other hand, learned State counsel, opposes the bail application and submits that applicant has been found to be involved in the commission of the crime in question and the instant bail application filed by the present applicant is liable to be rejected on the ground of parity. 5. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case diary. 6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, submissions of 3 learned counsel for the parties, nature and gravity of the offence and the material available on record, it is evident that the present applicant was actively involved in the commission of cyber fraud and it pertains that it is an organized crime and he is in jail since 23.01.2025, therefore, this Court is of the opinion that it is not a fit case to enlarge the applicant on bail. 7. Accordingly, this first bail application of applicant –Saurabh Pal involved in 44/2025 registered at Police Station – Civil Lines, District – Raipur (C.G.) for the offence punishable under Section 317(2), 317(4), 317(5), 111 and 3(5) of the BNS, 2023, is rejected at this stage. 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 vaishali