1 2025:CGHC:41241 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 5753 of 2025 • Gopikishan Sarthi S/o Maniram Sukh Sarthi, Aged About 24 Years R/o Lahenga, P.S. Baradwar, District Sakti Chhattisgarh ... Applicant versus • State Of Chhattisgarh Through District Magistrate, District Janjgir Champa Chhattisgarh ... Respondent (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Applicant : Mr. Yuvraj Singh Chandel, Advocate For Respondent/State : Mr. Nitansh Jaiswal, Panel Lawyer Hon’ble Mr. Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Order on Board 14/08/2025 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 Chhattisgarh Protection of Depositors Interest Act. VAISHALI LUCKY NAGARIA Digitally signed by VAISHALI LUCKY NAGARIA Date: 2025.08.19 10:27:24 +0530 2 2. The prosecution's case, in brief, is that the company's director namely Akhilesh Singh, through Fora Max Service Private Limited Çompany, 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 is no criminal antecedents against the applicant. Furthermore, the co- accused persons have been granted bail by the Trial Court on 10.03.2025, charge-sheet has been filed and the applicant is in jail since 28.11.2024. 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 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. Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case and the fact that the applicant along with other co-accused person 3 had lured the complainant and other surrounding villagers with promises of high profits and commissions, collection Rs. 30,000/- per person from approximately 2,700/- people, totaling Rs. 8,10,00,000/-, they promised to pay Rs. 2,700/- per month and commission but instead absconded after closing the company’s office, causing them great financial loss to complainant and other persons, further it is a case of fraud, this Court is of the opinion that it is not a fit case to enlarge the applicant on regular bail. 7. Accordingly, the bail application of the applicant -Gopikishan Sarthi, involved in 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 vaishali