1 2025:CGHC:45449 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 6289 of 2025 Khilendra Sahu S/o Tulsi Ram Sahu, Aged About 33 Years R/o Marar Para, P.S. Balod, District Balod (C.G.) ... Applicant versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through S.H.O. P.S. City Kotwali, District Balodabazar Bhatapara (C.G.) ... Respondent {Cause title is taken from Case Information System} For Applicant : Mr. Sourabh Sahu, Advocate. For Respondent : Mr. Rajeev Bharat, Govt. Advocate. (Hon’ble Mr. Justice Naresh Kumar Chandravanshi) Order on Board 04/09/2025 1. This is first bail application filed by the applicant under Section 483 of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for grant of bail as he has been arrested on 18.06.2025 in connection with Crime No. 689/2023 registered at Police Station City Kotwali, Distt. Balodabazar-Bhatapara (C.G.) for commission of offence punishable under Section 420, 34 of the Indian Penal Code. 2. Case of the prosecution, in nutshell, is that on 10.07.2023, complainant namely Indu Verma lodged written FIR alleging therein that applicant and other co-accused persons obtained total Rs.8,60,000/- from her and various other 2 persons in order to provide them job in Sai Trust as GP Coordinator, but they could not provide them job, therefore, present FIR was registered against applicant and other co-accused persons and in pursuant thereto, the applicant was arrested on 18.06.2025. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the applicant submits that the applicant is innocent person and has been falsely implicated in the crime in question. It is submitted that the applicant himself is victim of Sai Trust, as CMD of Sai Trust namely, Deepak Barad had appointed him, Anil Kumar Shriwas and Padman Sahu as employee of said Sai Trust and being employee, they engaged complainant and other victims with Sai Trust Company. He further submits that when they came to know about the act of cheating committed by Sai Trust, whose, head office is at Odisha, Anil Kumar Shrivas had lodged FIR bearing Crime No. 311 of 2023 against Deepak Kumar Barad & Pramod Jeena, CMD of Sai Trust Company. Tarun Naik and other directors and trustees of the Company at Police Station Tikrapara, District Raipur. He further submits that being unemployed persons, applicant and his friends engaged with said Company and they themselves were got cheated by the Sai Trust Company. It is lastly submitted that this is first crime registered against the applicant, he is in detention since 18.05.2025; charge-sheet has already been filed and conclusion of the trial is likely to take considerable time, hence, the applicant may be released on bail. 4. Per contra, learned counsel for the State while opposing the bail application would submit that manner in which, the applicant & other co-accused persons are said said to have cheated innocent villages in order to provide them job in the Sai Trust company, the applicant is not entitled to be released on bail. 5. I have heard learned counsel appearing for the parties and perused the case diary. 3 6. The applicant is said to be the person employed by Sai Trust, with whom victims were being cheated to provide them job in the said Sai Trust. The applicant is languishing in jail since 18.06.2025; charge-sheet has already been filed; offence registered against him is for the offence under Section 420/34 of the IPC, which is not punishable more than 7 years and alleged offences are triable by Judicial Magistrate First Class, hence, I feel inclined to grant bail to the applicant. 7. Accordingly, the bail application is allowed. It is directed that the applicant shall be released on bail on his furnishing one personal bond for a sum of Rs.25,000/- alongwith one surety in the like sum to the satisfaction of the concerned trial Court on the following conditions :- (i) He shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him from disclosing such fact to the Court, (ii) He shall not act in any manner which will be prejudicial to fair and expeditious trial, and (iii) He shall appear before the trial Court on each and every date given to him by the said Court till disposal of the (iv) He shall not involve himself in any offence of similar nature in future. Certified copy, as per rules. Sd/- (Naresh Kumar Chandravanshi) Judge AMIT KUMAR DUBEY Digitally signed by AMIT KUMAR DUBEY Date: 2025.09.08 11:28:38 +0530 4