1 2025:CGHC:1999 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRCA No.4 of 2025 1 - Chetan Lal Sahu S/o Late Kartik Ram Sahu, Aged About 59 Years R/o. Village Bori, Post Khapari Tahsil and District Balod Chhattisgarh Appellant versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer, P.S. Seepat, District Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh) Respondent For Appellant : Ms. Savita Tiwari, Advocate For Respondent(s) : Mr. Akhilesh Kumar, GA Hon’ble Smt. Justice Rajani Dubey Order on Board 13/01/2025 1. This application under Section 482 of the B.N.S. Act, 2023 has been filed by the applicant, who is apprehending his arrest in connection with Crime No.108/2020 registered at Police Station- Seepat District Bilaspur (C.G.) for commission of the offence punishable under Sections 406, 420 of IPC. 2. Case of the prosecution is that, it has been alleged that present applicant along with other-co accused persons committed fraud with complainant on the pretext of giving loan and later on, money was not Digitally signed by RAMAKANT NIRALA 2 given back to complainant. Based on this, offence was registered against the accused persons. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the present applicant is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. She further submits that the main accused Pradeep Kumar Sukhdave has already been granted anticipatory bail by this Court vide order dated 24.06.2021 in MCRCA No.208/2021. The applicant is 59 years old person and no recovery of any article has been made. Therefore, the present applicant may also be granted anticipatory bail. 4. On the other hand, counsel for the State opposes the bail application of the applicant. 5. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, nature of allegation and for the fact that the main accused has already been granted anticipatory bail by this Court, this Court is of the considered opinion that it is a fit case to grant anticipatory bail to the applicant. 6. Accordingly, the bail application is allowed. It is directed that in the event of arrest of the applicant in connection with aforesaid crime number, he shall be released on bail on his furnishing a personal bond in the sum of Rs. 50,000/- with one local surety for the like sum to the satisfaction of the concerned arresting/ investigating officer or the Court concerned, as the case may be, with the following terms and conditions: (i) that the applicant shall make himself available for interrogation before the concerned investigating officer as and when required. (ii) that the applicant shall not, directly or indirectly, make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts or the case as to dissuade him/her from disclosing 3 such facts to the Court or to any police officer; (iii) that the applicant shall not act in any manner which will be prejudicial to fair and expeditious trial; and (iv) that the applicant shall appear before the trial Court on each and every date given to him by the said Court till disposal of the trial. Sd/- Rajani Dubey Judge Nirala