1 2025:CGHC:39990 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 6312 of 2025 Vyas Narayan S/o Gaya Ram Gond, Aged About 39 Years R/o Village Khaira, Post Jairam Nagar Bilaspur, Police Station - Masturi, District - Bilaspur (C.G.) ... Applicant versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through - Police Station Cyber Range Bilaspur, District – Bilaspur (C.G.) ---- Non-applicant For Applicant : Mr. Hemant Kesharwani, Advocate. For Non-applicant/State : Ms. Ankita Shukla, Panel Lawyer. Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha , Chief Justice Order on Board 08.08.2025 1. This is the 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. 08/2025 registered at Police Station – Cyber Range Bilaspur, District – Bilaspur (C.G.) for the offence punishable under Sections 61, 317(5), 318(4), 111(3)(4) and 323 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS). 2. Case of the prosecution, in brief, is that on the basis of the information received from the Samanvya Portal operated by Government of India, different bank s and the Police headquarters, and after due RAJSHEKHAR SONI Digitally signed by RAJSHEKHAR SONI 2 investigation, it was found that the users and account holders of several banks, money has been fraudulently stone form the account holder without consent, it is further alleged that such mule accounts were used to harm the victim. And the allegation levelled against the applicant is that the applicant provided documents for opening the bank account to the co-accused, further aforesaid account used for transaction of suspicious money. Hence, this application. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the applicant submits that the applicant is innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present case. It is further submitted that the charge-sheet has been submitted in this case and the co-accused has been granted by this Court vide order dated 27.05.2025 passed in MCRC No.4071/2025, and order dated 29.05.2025 passed in MCRC No. 4137/2025, 4148/2025 and 4182/2025. The applicant is in jail since 11.04.2025, and the conclusion of the trial shall take quite long time. Therefore, he prays for grant of bail. 4. On the other hand, learned State counsel opposes the bail application and submits that from the perusal of the case-diary it transpires that the case is related to online cyber fraud and the accused person are said to open bank accounts of people involved in online gaming and online fraud and received commission from opening the said accounts and also did online verification of those opened accounts and also did the work of frozen accounts, further during the course of investigation the fraud amount of Rs. 97,83,492/- has been found deposited in total 82 bank accounts, and the role of the applicant in the present case is that he has provided documents for opening the bank account to the co-accused, further aforesaid account used for transaction of 3 suspicious money, and the bail applications of the co-accused persons have been rejected by this Court vide order dated 12.06.2025 passed in MCRC Nos. 4141/2025, 4200/2025, 4206/2025, 4332/2025, 4334/2025 and 4336/2025, and orders dated 10.07.2025 and18.06.2025 passed in MCRC Nos. 5383/2025 and 4621/2025. As such, the bail application deserves to be rejected. 5. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case diary. 6. Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case and also considering the fact that the charge-sheet has been filed in the present case, and from the perusal of the case-diary it transpires that the case is related to online cyber fraud and the accused person are said to open bank accounts of people involved in online gaming and online fraud and received commission from opening the said accounts and also did online verification of those opened accounts and also did the work of frozen accounts, further during the course of investigation the fraud amount of Rs. 97,83,492/- has been found deposited in total 82 bank accounts, and the role of the applicant in the present case is that he has provided documents for opening the bank account to the co-accused, further aforesaid account used for transaction of suspicious money, though some of the co-accused persons are said to be released on bail by this Court vide order dated 27.05.2025 passed in MCRC No.4071/2025, and order dated 29.05.2025 passed in MCRC No. 4137/2025, 4148/2025 and 4182/2025, but also considering the fact that the bail applications of the co-accused persons have been rejected by this Court vide order dated 12.06.2025 passed in MCRC Nos. 4141/2025, 4200/2025, 4206/2025, 4 4332/2025, 4334/2025 and 4336/2025, and orders dated 10.07.2025 and18.06.2025 passed in MCRC Nos. 5383/2025 and 4621/2025, looking to the gravity and seriousness of the matter as it appears to be an organized cyber crime, thus, this Court is of the opinion that it is not a fit case to enlarge the applicant on regular bail. 7. Accordingly, this first bail application of applicant – Vyas Narayan involved in Crime No. 08/2025 registered at Police Station – Cyber Range Bilaspur, District – Bilaspur (C.G.) for the offence punishable under Sections 61, 317(5), 318(4), 111(3)(4) and 323 of the BNS, is rejected at this stage. 8. Needless to say that the concerned trial Court is at liberty to proceed with the trial and conclude the same, expeditiously. 9. 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 Rajshekhar