1 2025:CGHC:46399 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRCA No. 1384 of 2025 • Smt. Tajindar Kaur Rajput W/o Surindar Singh Aged About 58 Years R/o Hariom Nagar, Princess Price, Room No. D-301, Police Station- Basantpur, District- Rajnandgaon (C.G) ... Applicant versus • State of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer, Police Station Basantpur, District- Rajnandgaon (C.G.) ... Respondent (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Applicant : Mr. Rajeev Kumar Dubey, Advocate For Respondent/State : Dr. Sourabh Kumar Pande, Dy.A.G. Hon’ble Mr. Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Order on Board 10/09/2025 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 her arrest in connection with Crime No.371/2025, registered at Police Station – Basantpur, District – Rajnandgaon (C.G.) for the offence punishable under Sections 420 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code (for short, IPC). 2. As per the case of the prosecution, on 22.08.2025, complainant Inderjit Singh lodged a written complaint at Police Station VAISHALI LUCKY NAGARIA Digitally signed by VAISHALI LUCKY NAGARIA Date: 2025.09.12 10:47:11 +0530 2 Basantpur, alleging inter-alia that in the year 2015 he met Sandeep Singh Rajput in Macau, from which his acquaintance and friendship developed, and conversations started taking place through mobile. During this period, Sandeep Singh's father Surindar Singh, told him to do business under the name of his firm S.T. Jewellers, and by deceit promised assurance of giving him an amount ranging from Rs. 2,50,000/- to Rs. 3,00,000/- per month from the said business. On repeated persuasion by Surindar Singh, the complainant deposited into the account of Surindar Singh, owner of S.T. Jewellers, from his Punjab National Bank account and from his mother Smt. Harjinder Kaur's Punjab & Sindh Bank account, a total of Rs. 37,26,650/ between 06.09.2021 30.10.2023; into the account of Tajindar Kaur Rajput at Bank of Baroda, a total of Rs.15,00,000/- between to 10.05.2022 to account of 19.05.2022; into the Sukhmandeep Singh Rajput at Punjab National Bank, a total of Rs. 21,11,000/- between 23.01.2023 to 11.07.2023; into the UPI of Sandeep Singh Rajput, Rs. 14,470/-; into the account of Jaswinder Singh at Punjab National Bank, on 27.01.2023, Rs. 1,50,000/-; into the account of Gurudev Singh at IDFC First Bank, Rs. 9,09,000/-; into the account of Firoz Ali at HDFC Bank, on 19.08.2023, Rs. 2,50,000/-; into the account of S.T. Jewellers at Punjab National Bank, Rs. 41,49,000/-; and into the Post Office account, on 19.05.2022, Rs. 15,50,000/-. Thus, the above- mentioned accused persons, acting in concert, fraudulently 3 deceived the complainant by giving a false pretext of doing business in S.T. Jewellers and committed cheating to the tune of approximately Rs. 1,53,60,067/-. On the said complaint of the complainant, FIR has been registered against the applicant. 3. It is argued by the learned counsel for the applicant that the applicant is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. It is further submitted that the transactions were made in the year 2021 to 2023, but the complaint lodged in the year 2025, thus there is inordinate delay in lodging FIR, and the complainant did not mention any reason regarding the said delay in lodging FIR, investigation and trial is likely to take quite long time for its conclusion, 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. 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, nature and gravity of allegation levelled against the applicant and the fact that the transactions were made in the year 2021 to 2023, but the complaint lodged in the year 2025, thus there is inordinate delay in lodging FIR, and the complainant did not mention any reason regarding the said delay in lodging FIR, applicant is a lady aged about 58 years old, investigation and trial is likely to take quite long time for its conclusion, I am inclined to allow this application. 4 7. 4 7. Accordingly, the instant MCRCA is allowed and it is directed that in the event of arrest of the applicant – Smt. Tajindar Kaur Rajput 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) She 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) She shall not act in any manner which will be prejudicial to fair and expeditious trial. (c) She 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) She shall not involve himself in any offence of similar nature in future. Sd/- (Ramesh Sinha) Chief Justice vaishali