1 2025:CGHC:50655 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRCA No. 1554 of 2025 1 - Abhishek Bharadwaj S/o Shri A.K. Bharadwaj Aged About 38 Years R/o House No. Jr-Mig-5, Rajkishore Nagar, Lingiyadih, Bilaspur, Distt. Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. ... Applicant Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer Police Station Civil Lines Raipur, Distt. Raipur, Chhattisgarh. ... Non-applicant For Applicant : Mr. Pawan Kesharwani, Advocate For Non-applicant : Mr. Jitendra Shrivastava, Government Advocate SB : Hon'ble Mr. Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice ORDER ON BOARD 10.10.2025 1. This first anticipatory bail application under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNSS’) has been filed by the applicant, who is apprehending his arrest in connection with Crime No. 225/2022 registered at Police Station – Civil Lines, District – Raipur (C.G.) for the offence punishable under Sections 420, 468 of Indian Penal Code, 1860.. 2. Case of prosecution in brief is that, police station Civil Lines, Raipur had registered FIR against the applicants along with others on pursuance of order dated 09.08.2021 passed by JMFC on application filed under Section 156(3) of Cr.P.C. The allegations raised in the complaint that the Department of Panchayat & Rural Development vide advertisement dated 23.02.2011 invited applications for post of Sub - Engineer which has to be submitted before VYAPAM in prescribed OMR Form. The essential conditions were that SHUBHAM DEY Digitally signed by SHUBHAM DEY 2 the aspirants should have minimum qualification and a live registration certificate with employment exchange. The present applicant did not meet with the essential conditions of the advertisement, but then also filled the OMR Form in which, the present applicants had marked ‘Yes’ column where it is asked having minimum qualification and a live enrolment with employment exchange and gave the exams and further got selected for the post of Sub-Engineer. Therefore, the above act of the present applicants attracts the offence under section 420, 468 of I.P.C. and F.I.R. has been registered against the present applicant by the Civil Lines Police Station, Raipur. The copy of F.I.R. is filed herewith as ANNEXURE A-2. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant would submit that the applicant is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the crime in question. He further submits that, against the bail rejection order, the identically situated co-accused, namely, Vividh Singh, Rajkishore Tigga, Kamlesh Chandrakar preferred an anticipatory Bail bearing MCRCA No. 1293 of 2025 before this Court, in which, the other co-accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail vide order dated 26.08.2025. Hence, he prays for grant of anticipatory bail to the applicant on the ground of parity. 4. On the other hand, learned State counsel has opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail of the applicant. 5. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case diary. 6. Considering the facts & circumstances of the case, submissions of learned counsel for the parties, nature of dispute and material available in case diary, the fact that the present FIR has been lodged after a delay of 11 years by one of the complainants, who is an RTI activists, the applicant after obtaining due permission had participated in the examination and other co-accused persons have been enlarged on anticipatory bail in MCRCA No. 1293 of 2025 vide order dated 26.08.2025, as such, without further commenting anything 3 on merits, this Court find it appropriate to grant anticipatory bail to the applicant. 7. Accordingly, the instant MCRCA is allowed and it is directed that in the event of arrest of the applicant – Abhishek Bharadwaj, on executing a personal bond with 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 their adhaar card alongwith a colored 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 Sd/- (Ramesh Sinha) Chief Justice Dey