1 2025:CGHC:46614 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRCA No. 1395 of 2025 • Sanjay Pillay S/o Late R.S. Pillay Aged About 59 Years R/o V.V. Vihar, Near Karishma Apartment, Raipur Chhattisgarh Presently R/o Quarter No. 404, Ganpati Heights, Mowa, Raipur Chhattisgarh ... Applicant versus • State Of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer, Police Station Anti Corrupation Bureau/ State Economic Offence Wing, Raipur, District - Raipur Chhattisgarh ... Respondent (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Applicant : Mr. Rajeev Shrivastava, Senior Advocate with Mr. Malay Shrivastava and Ms. Sakshi Chabra, Advocate For Respondent/State : Dr. Sourabh Kumar Pande, Dy.A.G. Hon’ble Mr. Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Order on Board 11/09/2025 1. This first anticipatory bail application under Section 482 of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 has been filed by the applicant, who is apprehending his arrest in connection with Crime No.40/2013 registered at Police Station – Anti-Corruption Bureau/State Economic Offence Wingh, Raipur, District- Raipur(C.G.) for the offences punishable under Sections – 13(1)(d) and 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and 420, 120-B of the Indian Penal Code. VAISHALI LUCKY NAGARIA Digitally signed by VAISHALI LUCKY NAGARIA Date: 2025.09.12 18:34:53 +0530 2 2. As per the case of the prosecution that in the tender floated by C.G. Test Book Corporation, the bid of the M/s Yogbodh and Company, Raipur and M/s Chhattisgarh Packager Bhilai was accepted and work order was issued with conditions that printing shall be made on the paper of 330 GSM and the corner shall be rounded. As the paper of 330 GSM are not available in the Indian market and rounding of the corner was likely to take more time, therefore, on the correspondence made by the M/s Yogbodh and Company, Raipur and M/s Chhattisgarh Packager Bhilai, the permission was granted by the SCERT and on the basis of the permission of SCERT, the Corporation acceded to the request and permitted to do the printing on paper of 300 GSM with sharp corners. The order was completed and printed material was supplied, against which the payment of the bill has been made. The complainant is a journalist, who has some grievances with Subhash Mishra, the managing Director of the Corporation because of which, this false FIR has been lodged. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant is innocent and he has been falsely implicated in the present case. It is argued by learned counsel for the applicant is that FIR was registered against one Subhash Mishra and General Manager of Chhattisgarh Pathya Pustak Nigam, Raipur and Ors on 31.12.2013, and charge- sheet was also submitted against Subhash Mishra on 06.01.2018. During the course of further investigation supplementary charge- sheet has been submitted against three other co-accused persons and it is further stated that one of the co-accused namely Yugbodh Agrawal S/o Lal Chan Agrawal has already been granted anticipatory bail by the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in MCRCA No.1043 of 2019 on 12.07.2019. He further submits that applicant is Deputy 3 Manager in the Chhatisgarh Pathya Pustak Nigam, Raipur and applicant has undergone “Nephrectomy” in which left Kidney of the applicant removed; “Chronic Obstructive Puolmonary” disease (COPD) is the name for a group of lung conditions that cause breathing difficulties and other medical ailments. A copy of the medical reports of the applicant is annexed herewith as Annexure- A/6. He also submits that investigation and trial are likely to take time, therefore, he submits that the present applicant is entitled to be released on anticipatory bail. 4. On the other hand, learned State counsel opposes the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail and submits that applicant is having one previous criminal antecedent vide crime No.19/2020 registered at Police Station – Anti Corruption Bureau/State Economic Offence Wing, Raipur for the offence under Sections 120-B, 420, 467, 468, 471 of IPC and Section 7(c) and 13(2) of the amended Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, in which applicant has already granted anticipatory bail in MCRCA No.1131 of 2020 vide order dated 28.08.2020. 5. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case diary. 6. Considering the facts & circumstances of the case, gravity of offence, submissions made by learned counsel for the parties and also considering the fact that applicant has one criminal antecedent, in which applicant has already been granted bail in MCRCA No.1131 of 2020 vide order dated 28.08.2020 and co-accused namely Yugbodh Agrawal S/o Lal Chan Agrawal has already been granted anticipatory bail by the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in MCRCA No.1043 of 2019 on 12.07.2019, applicant is aged about 59 years and suffering 4 from various ailments, the investigation and conclusion of the trial is likely to take some time, without commenting anything on merits, this Court is of the view that the applicant is entitled to be released on bail in this case. 7. Accordingly, the instant MCRCA is allowed and it is directed that in the event of arrest of the applicant –Sanjay Pillay, on executing a personal bond and one surety in the like sum to the satisfaction of the arresting Officer, he shall be released on bail on the following conditions:- (a) 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. (b) he shall not act in any manner which will be prejudicial to fair and expeditious trial. (c) he shall appear before the trial Court on each and every date given to him by the said Court till disposal of the trial. (d) The applicant and the surety shall submit a copy of his adhaar card along with a coloured postcard full size photo having printed the adhaar number on it, which shall be verified by the trial Court. (e) he shall not involve himself in any offence of similar nature in future. Sd/- (Ramesh Sinha) Chief Justice vaishali