1 2025:CGHC:56764 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 9441 of 2025 Bhupendra Singh Dhunna @ Captain Singh S/o Balbir Singh, Aged About 33 Years, R/o House No. G-05, Madhuban Colony, Amlidih, P.S. New Rajendra Nagar, Raipur C.G., At Present R/o Janta Quarter House No. 09, Anmol Bazar, Mahavir Nagar, P.S.- New Rajendra Nagar, District Raipur, C.G. ... Applicant versus State of Chhattisgarh Through P.S. Civil Line Dist. Raipur C.G. ... Non-Applicant For Applicant : Mr. F.S. Khare, Advocate. For Non-Applicant/State : Mr. Jitendra Shrivastava, Government Advocate. Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha , Chief Justice Order on Board 21.11 .202 5 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. 129/2025 registered at Police Station – Civil Lines, Raipur, District - Raipur (C.G.) for the offence punishable under Sections 317(2), 317(4), 317(5), 111, 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS). 2. Case of the prosecution, in brief, is that the present accused person opened mule bank account of different person amounting Rs. 64,10,855/- and transfer the above amount to various account there by committed cyber crime and the applicant has committed the offence like a organized syndicate. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the applicant submits that the applicant PREETI KUMARI Digitally signed by PREETI KUMARI Date: 2025.11.24 15:30:12 +0530 2 is innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present case. It is further submitted that the applicant has been arrested on the basis of memorandum of the other co-accused persons. The Hon’ble Supreme Court has granted regular bail to the co-accused Ishika Singh and Sanjay Makhija. Copy of bail order dated 13.10.2025 is being filed herewith as Annexure A/3. He further submitted that the charge-sheet has been submitted in this case. It is further submitted that 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 a perusal of the record, it transpires that an information was received through coordination from the Cyber Crime Reporting Portal that in the Bank of Maharashtra, Raipur whose IFSC codes are MAHB0000439 (20 accounts), MAHB0000981 (26 accounts), MAHB0001441(12 accounts), MAHB0001928 (31 accounts), MAHB0002335 (21 accounts), and MAHB0002400 (18 accounts) a total of 128 bank accounts had been opened, which were being used for receiving proceeds of cyber fraud. The crime was registered against the account holders of the said Bank of Maharashtra, and the case was forwarded to Range Cyber Police Station, Raipur for further investigation. During investigation, details of the said bank account holders, their registered mobile numbers, KYC information, and other relevant material were obtained. It was found that the arrested accused, Bharat Parihar, had an account in his name at the Bank of Maharashtra, Raipur branch, IFSC Code MAHB0000981, bearing Account No. 60486410187, with mobile number 9111846895 registered with the account. Within a short span, suspicious transactions amounting to Rs.61,11,340 had been routed 3 through this account. In an online report submitted on the Cyber Crime Portal/1930 of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, the complainant Perm Prakash, through acknowledgment number 32704240023288, reported that a sum of Rs.7,000 had been transferred to the accused’s bank account on 10.04.2024 as part of the cyber fraud. Certified bank statements and documents related to this transaction were obtained from the concerned bank. During investigation, in relation to the bank account and the financial withdrawals, accused Bharat Parihar stated in his memorandum that one Bhupendra Singh Dhunna alias Captain Singh, mobile number 8518826666, told him that if he opened a bank account and handed it over to him, he would be paid Rs.5,000. Tempted by the offer, he opened the account and gave the bank kit to Bhupendra Singh Dhunna, who paid him Rs.5,000. He further stated that the bank kit is presently with Bhupendra Singh Dhunna. For further clarification, a notice under Section 35(3) BNSS had earlier been issued to the account handler accused, Bhupendra Singh Dhunna alias Captain Singh. Subsequently, a notice under Section 94 BNSS was issued, and he was summoned for interrogation. In his memorandum, he stated that his acquaintance, Nikhil Ahuja, had told him that he would be paid Rs.15,000 for each bank account provided. Acting on this assurance, he induced Bharat Parihar to open the said account at the Bank of Maharashtra, Raipur, and thereafter sold the account to Nikhil Ahuja for Rs.15,000. Out of this amount, he gave Rs.5,000 to Bharat Parihar and retained Rs.10,000, which he spent on daily expenses. He also admitted that the bank account kit was being used/handled by Nikhil Ahuja. With regard to the proceeds generated from the fraud, the documents pertaining to the bank account, the registered mobile 4 number, and the amount received from the sale and handling of the said account were sought through notice, but the accused failed to produce the required documents. He was thereafter lawfully arrested on 20.05.2025, and his family members were duly informed. Thus, it appears that the aforesaid transactions were carried out by the applicant through the said account, and the facts and circumstances of the case indicate that it is an organized cyber-crime committed by the applicant along with the co-accused persons. Furthermore, the bail applications of the other co-accused persons have already been rejected by this Court vide orders dated 31.10.2025, 17.11.2025 and 19.11.2025 passed in MCRC Nos. 8633/2025, 9224/2025, 9209/2025, 8714/2025, 9197/2025 and 9330/2025, respectively. Accordingly, the present bail application deserves to be rejected. 5. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case diary. 6. From the perusal of the records, it transpires that an information was received through coordination from the Cyber Crime Reporting Portal that in the Bank of Maharashtra, Raipur whose IFSC codes are MAHB0000439 (20 accounts), MAHB00009 (26 accounts), MAHB0001441(12 accounts), MAHB0001928 (31 accounts), MAHB0002335 (21 accounts), and MAHB0002400 (18 accounts) a total of 128 bank accounts had been opened, which were being used for receiving proceeds of cyber fraud. The crime was registered against the account holders of the said Bank of Maharashtra, and the case was forwarded to Range Cyber Police Station, Raipur for further investigation. During investigation, details of the said bank account holders, their registered mobile numbers, KYC information, and other relevant material were obtained. It was found that the arrested 5 accused, Bharat Parihar, had an account in his name at the Bank of Maharashtra, Raipur branch, IFSC Code MAHB0000981, bearing Account No. 60486410187, with mobile number 9111846895 registered with the account. Within a short span, suspicious transactions amounting to Rs.61,11,340 had been routed through this account. In an online report submitted on the Cyber Crime Portal/1930 of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, the complainant Perm Prakash, through acknowledgment number 32704240023288, reported that a sum of Rs.7,000 had been transferred to the accused/applicant’s bank account on 10.04.2024 as part of the cyber fraud. Certified bank statements and documents related to this transaction were obtained from the concerned bank. During investigation, in relation to the bank account and the financial withdrawals, accused Bharat Parihar stated in his memorandum that one Bhupendra Singh Dhunna alias Captain Singh, mobile number 8518826666, told him that if he opened a bank account and handed it over to him, he would be paid Rs.5,000. Tempted by the offer, he opened the account and gave the bank kit to Bhupendra Singh Dhunna, who paid him Rs.5,000. He further stated that the bank kit is presently with Bhupendra Singh Dhunna. In his memorandum, he stated that his acquaintance, Nikhil Ahuja, had told him that he would be paid Rs.15,000 for each bank account provided. Acting on this assurance, he induced Bharat Parihar to open the said account at the Bank of Maharashtra, Raipur, and thereafter sold the account to Nikhil Ahuja for Rs.15,000. Out of this amount, he gave Rs.5,000 to Bharat Parihar and retained Rs.10,000, which he spent on daily expenses. He also admitted that the bank account kit was being used/handled by Nikhil Ahuja. With regard to the proceeds generated from the fraud, 6 the documents pertaining to the bank account, the registered mobile number, and the amount received from the sale and handling of the said account were sought through notice, but the accused failed to produce the required documents. He was thereafter lawfully arrested on 20.05.2025, and his family members were duly informed. Thus, it appears that the aforesaid transactions were carried out by the applicant through the said account, and the facts and circumstances of the case indicate that it is an organized cyber-crime committed by the applicant along with the co-accused persons. Furthermore, the bail applications of the other co-accused persons have already been rejected by this Court vide orders dated 31.10.2025, 17.11.2025 and 19.11.2025 passed in MCRC Nos. 8633/2025, 9224/2025, 9209/2025, 8714/2025, 9197/2025 and 9330/2025, respectively. Therefore, 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 – Bhupendra Singh Dhunna @ Captain Singh involved in Crime No. 129/2025 registered at Police Station – Civil Lines, Raipur, District - Raipur (C.G.) for the offence punishable under Sections 317(2), 317(4), 317(5), 111 and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS), is rejected. 8. Needless to say that the learned trial Court concerned 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 Preeti