1 2025:CGHC:4249 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRCA No. 123 of 2025  Ramkrishna Patle S/o Late Shri Chaitram Patle, Aged About 62 Years, Retired Manager, Laxmi Mahila Nagrik Sahkari Bank, Raipur, R/o Dawda Colony, Near Sanjeevni Hospital, Raipur, District - Raipur, Chhattisgarh. ... Applicant versus  State of Chhattisgarh through the Station House Officer, Police Station - Globazar, Raipur District Raipur, Chhattisgarh. ... Respondent For Applicant :- Mr. Animesh Tiwari, Advocate. For State :- Mr. U.K.S. Chandel, Dy. Adv. General Hon'ble Mr. Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Order on Board 23/01/2025 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. 227/2017 registered at Police Station – Golbazar, District – Raipur (C.G.) for the offences punishable under Sections 420, 467, 468, 470, 120 (B) of the IPC. ANKIT KUMAR SINGH Digitally signed by ANKIT KUMAR SINGH Date: 2025.01.24 17:22:23 +0530 2 2. Prosecution case, in brief, is that Babulal Sen and Sanju Sen were availing cash credit loan for partnership firm Sen Travels of Rs. 3,00,000/- which was sanctioned on guarantee of Rameshwar Prasad Verma. Later the CC limit was further raised on the strength of further documentation including affidavit dated 08.07.2003 of Rameshwar Prasad Verma to Rs. 5,00,000/-, the Rameshwar Prasad Verma's purported signatures for enabling the subsequent raising the CC limit to Rs. 5,00,000/- were forged. Consequently, the applicant has been committed the offences as mentioned in the opening paragraph of the order. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. He submits that the other co-accused persons namely Satyabala Agrawal and Manjeet Singh Hura have already been granted anticipatory bail by this Hon’ble Court in MCRCA No. 52 of 2025 and MCRCA No 38 of 2025, respectively, vide order dated 13.01.2025. Therefore, he submits that the present applicant is also entitled to be released on anticipatory bail on the ground of parity. 3 4. On the other hand, learned State counsel, appearing for the non-applicant/State, opposes the bail application of the present applicant. 5. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case diary. 6. Considering the facts & circumstances of the case and further considering the fact that in the present case, the co-accused persons namely co-accused persons namely Satyabala Agrawal and Manjeet Singh Hura have already been granted anticipatory bail by this Hon’ble Court in MCRCA No. 52 of 2025 and MCRCA No. 38 of 2025, respectively, vide order dated 13.01.2025. Therefore, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the present applicant on the ground of parity. 7. Accordingly, the instant MCRCA is allowed and it is directed that in the event of arrest of the applicant – Ramkrishna Patle on executing 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) the applicant(s) 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. 4 (b) the applicant(s) shall not act in any manner which will be prejudicial to fair and expeditious trial. (c) the applicant(s) 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(s) 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) the applicant(s) shall not involve himself/herself/themselves in any offence of similar nature in future. - Sd/- (Ramesh Sinha) Chief Justice Ankit