1 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 5335 of 2025 1 - Rohit Yadav S/o Late Ramkumar Yadav, Aged About 30 Years R/o Kalai Chowk, Naya Mandi, P.S. Arang District Raipur (Chhattisgarh). ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer, Police Station Arang, District Raipur (Chhattisgarh). ... Respondent(s) For Applicant : Shri B.M. Roy, Advocate. For Respondent : Shri Akhilesh Kumar, Govt. Advocate. Hon’ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal, J Order on Board 09.10.2025 1. This is first bail application seeking grant of bail to the Applicant who is in jail since 11.06.2025 in connection with Crime No.325/2025 registered at Police Station Arang, District Raipur for the offence punishable under Section 3(2) of the Chhattisgarh Gambling (Prohibition) Act, 2022 and Section 112 of BNS, 2023. 2. As per prosecution case, on 11.06.2025 the police of Police Station Arang received a secret information that some persons are engaged in playing dice gambling near river. The police party conducted raid and arrested the other accused persons who disclosed in their disclosure statement that the affairs of playing dice gambling is being managed by 2 the present applicant and he is the key person who managed all that affairs. From the other accused persons mobile phone, cash amount etc. have been seized. On the basis of their memorandum, the present applicant has also been arrested on 11.06.2025 and from his possession one mobile phone and cash amount of Rs.7000/- has been seized. After investigation charge sheet has been filed. 3. Learned Counsel for the applicant would submit that the applicant was not found present on the spot and he has been arrested on the basis of memorandum statement of other co-accused persons. Except cash amount, nothing incriminating articles have been seized from him. The investigation is complete and charge sheet has been filed. Therefore, the applicant may be released on bail as final adjudication may take sometime. 4. On the other hand the counsel for the State opposes the bail application and have submitted that the present applicant is the main person who managed all the affairs of playing dice gambling and on his instance the other accused persons were gathered for playing dice gambling. Against the present applicant, there are total 12 criminal antecedent including the offence of murder and the gambling Act. The applicant has been earlier convicted for the offence under the Gambling Act in Crime No.590 of 2023 and 326 of 2024. Therefore, considering the track record of the applicant and material collected during investigation with respect to key person in the present offence, he is not entitled for bail. 5. Without commenting on merits, considering the totality of the facts and circumstances of the case; the nature of offence and material collected 3 during investigation against the applicant; considering the criminal antecedent against the applicant as also the fact the he has already been convicted for the offence under the Gambling Act, this Court is of the opinion that present is not a fit case where the Applicant can be enlarged on bail. 6. Accordingly, the application for grant of bail is rejected. Sd/- (Ravindra Kumar Agrawal) Judge inder