1 2025:CGHC:20497 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRCA No. 646 of 2025 1 - Smt. Sharanjeet Kaur Wd/o Late Jagjeet Singh Aged About 62 Years R/o Road No. 5, Near State Bank Of India, New Shanti Nagar, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh. ... Applicant versus 1 - State of Chhattisgarh Through Police Station Civil Lines, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh. ... Non-applicant For Applicant : Mr. Manoj Paranjpe, Advocate For Non-applicant/State : Mr. U.K.S. Chandel, Dy. A.G. Hon’ble Mr. Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Order on Board 05/05/2025 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.152/2025 registered at Police Station – Civil Lines, District- Raipur (C.G.) for the offences punishable under Sections 420, 406, 467, 468, 470, 471, 120-B read with 34 of Indian Penal Code. 2. Case of the prosecution, in brief, is that the F.I.R. was lodged on 11.04.2025 at the instance of Jatin Choudhary S/o Late Jayant VAISHALI LUCKY NAGARIA Digitally signed by VAISHALI LUCKY NAGARIA Date: 2025.05.06 18:05:22 +0530 2 Choudhary against the present applicant and her son namely Balveer Singh Sans, in respect of the incident alleged to have been committed between the period of 10.11.2022 to 25.05.2024. The F.I.R. was lodged inter alia on the allegations that, the L.I.C agent namely Smt. Sharanjeet Kaur & her son Balveer Singh Sans by making forged documents of the L.I.C Policy and by asking some other persons to invest money in business and by giving them assurance of providing profit out of the investment and thereby have defrauded them to the tune of Rs. 45,53,780 /-. It was alleged that the complainant had taken nearly about 13 Policies through Smt. Sharanjeet Kaur and on her request, he had given the installments of the policies to her son namely Balbeer Singh, who received an amount of Rs. 5,75,304/- and instead of depositing it in L.I.C he prepared a fake deposit slip and gave it to him. Similarly other persons were also defrauded of different amounts on the assurance of profit being given to them, therefore F.I.R was lodged against the applicant and her son. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant is innocent and he has been falsely implicated in the present case. He would submit that the alleged amount was taken/received by the son of the applicant without her knowledge or consent. He also submits that she is 62 years old and is a patient of hypertension and high blood pressure also the issue of chest pain was also diagnosed. He also submits that money was given by complainant and other persons to Balbeer Singh Sans on the 3 instructions of the applicant are baseless and without any substance. Since the applicant is the LIC agent and without Impleading her as accused the complaint would not stand and hence, she has been arrayed as an accused in the instant crime number, investigation and trial are likely to take time, 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. Considering the facts & circumstances of the case, gravity of offence, also considering the fact that the present applicant has been working as an LIC agent for past 16 years and money was given by complainant and other persons to Balbeer Singh Sans not to applicant, investigation and trial are likely to take time, therefore, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the present applicant. 7. Accordingly, the instant MCRCA is allowed and it is directed that in the event of arrest of the applicant – Smt. Sharanjeet Kaur 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) The applicant shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person 4 acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade her from disclosing such fact to the Court. (b) The applicant shall not act in any manner which will be prejudicial to fair and expeditious trial. (c) The applicant shall appear before the trial Court on each and every date given to her 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) The applicant shall not involve herself in any offence of similar nature in future. Sd/- (Ramesh Sinha) Chief Justice vaishali