1 2025:CGHC:55215 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 8034 of 2025 • Navsaad Sahu S/o Shri Keshav Ram Sahu Aged About 34 Years R/o Village - Mamabhancha, P.S. - Khallari, And Tahsil - Bagbahara, Distt. Mahasamund Chhattisgarh ... Applicant versus • State of Chhattisgarh Through The P.S. - Mahasamund, Distt. Mahasamund Chhattisgarh ... Respondent (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Applicant : Mr. Jameel Akhtar Lohani, Advocate For Respondent/State : Mr. Bharat Gulbani, Panel Lawyer Hon'ble Mr. Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Order on Board 12.11.2025 1. This is the first bail application filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for grant of regular bail to the applicant who has been arrested in connection with Crime No. 214/2025 registered at Police Station Mahasamund, District - Mahasamund (C.G.) for the offence punishable under Sections 317(2), 317(4), 318(4), 61(2)(A), 111, 3(5) of BNS. 2. Case of the prosecution, in brief, is that there were illegal transaction of more that 01 Crore in 6 different bank accounts between 22.08.2023 to 20.05.2025. When it was investigated, the prosecution VAISHALI LUCKY NAGARIA Digitally signed by VAISHALI LUCKY NAGARIA Date: 2025.11.14 15:57:38 +0530 2 has discovered that account holders were Ravinder Singh Chawla (Chawla Transport, Raipur), Ram Enterprises (Adarsh Chowk, Mahasamund), Prem Enterprise, which is having two bank accounts, one is Bank of Baroda and other in Canara Bank (Adarsh Chowk, Mahasamund), Shital Sahu and the present applicant Navssad Sahu, as per the memorandum statement of Deepak Tilwani and Mahesh Jaish, name of the present applicant has been added, hence this bail application. 3. It is argued by learned counsel for the applicant that athe applicant is innocent and has been falsely implicated in crime in question and there is no previous criminal antecedent against the present applicant. He further submits that only on the basis of memorandum statement of Deepak Tilwani and Mahesh Jaish, name of the present applicant has been added. He also submits that co-accused persons have already been granted anticipatory bail by this Court vide order dated 20.05.2025 and 17.06.2025 passed in MCRCA Nos. 751 of 2025 and 867 of 2025, further charge-sheet has already been filed in the present case, the applicant is in jail since 20.06.2025 and the conclusion of trial is likely to take some time, therefore, he prays for releasing the applicant on regular bail. 4. On the other hand, learned State counsel opposes the bail application and submits that there is no criminal antecedent registered against the present applicant, and the charge-sheet has been filed in this case. It is further submits that the bail application filed by the co- accused persons have also been rejected in MCRC No.5365 of 2025 and 5389 of 2025 vide order dated 25.09.2025. He would submit that in compliance of the Court’s order dated 10/10/2025, the Superintendent of Police has filed his personal affidavit. 3 5. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case diary. 6. In compliance of the Court’s order dated 10/09/2025, the Investigating Officer, Mahasamund has filed his personal affidavit which reads as under:- “ xxx xxx xxx 3. That, in compliance of the Hon'ble Court's order, it is most humbly and respectfully submitted that, the Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, has created a Cyber Crime Reporting Portal to prevent cyber crime in India in which, the victims of cyber crime report online by giving details of the cyber fraud committed with them and by filling the information of mobile numbers and bank accounts used in cyber fraud. 4. That, the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India has established a Cyber Crime Reporting Portal to prevent cyber crime in India. The victims of cyber crime can report online by detailing their cyber fraud, including the mobile number and bank account used in the fraud. These are the bank accounts used by cyber crime offenders to launder fraud proceeds. 5. That, the brief description of the case is that, the Government of India, the Ministry of Home Affairs, has established the Cyber Crime Reporting Portal to prevent cyber crime in India. The victims of cyber crime file an online report by detailing their cyber fraud and providing information about the mobile number and bank account used in the fraud. These are mule bank accounts used by cyber criminals to receive fraud money. Information was received through Cyber Crime Reporting Portal Coordination that, 5 bank account holders of Canara Bank, Mahasamund with account numbers 110130395571 (belonging to the present accused applicant), 110140156650, 120028802661, 120030822765 and 120031697271 and account holder of Bank of Baroda account and number Branch Mahasamund 87300200001449 are being used to obtain money through cyber fraud. As per the instructions received from the Police Headquarters, the details 4 of the above incident alongwith the details were sent by the Cyber Cell District Mahasamund to the City Kotwali Police Station Mahasamund for action. Against the aforesaid bank account holders, a Crime No. 214/2025 was registered under Sections 317 (2), 317 (4), 318 (4) and 61 (1) (A) of the B.N.S., 2023 and the matter was taken into investigation. During investigation, the information of the bank account holders, KYC details of their registered mobile numbers and other information have been obtained from the concerned Banks. 6. That, during the course of investigation, the memorandum statement of the accused applicant was duly recorded wherein, he has categorically revealed the fact that, he is resident of village Mama-Bhancha Khallari and have studied upto Class X and run a grocery store and agriculture work. He invests money in online trading using his mobile phone. For this, he needed a bank account so in the year 2023, he opened a Canara Bank, Mahasamund Account Number 1101303955741 and he invest money in the online trading company DAMAN Game through his aforesaid Canara Bank Account Number. He withdraws profits from his aforesaid Canara Bank Account Number. His online trading company DAMAN Game's ID is 8319140456 and password is ns9999. He trades using his Redmi Note 4 Android Phone, which has an Airtel Number of 8109111425, which was seized by the prosecution agency. 7. That, during investigation, it was revealed that, a complaint has been made by the complainant K. Balreddy from Ananathapuram District of State of Andhra Pradesh in Cyber Crime Reporting Portal vide Acknowledgement No. 20205240017472 wherein, a total amount of Rs. 2,87,400/- Lacs of cyber fraud has been found out of which, an amount of Rs. 3000/- has been deposited into the mule account of the present accused applicant Navsaad Sahu vide his Mule Bank Account Number 110130395571 of Canara Bank, Mahasamund Branch. However, it is submitted that, there is no previous criminal antecedent of the present accused applicant. Copy of the complaint made by the complainant 5 regarding financial fraud, is being annexed herewith as ANNEXURE R/1. 8. That, during the investigation, the total fraud amount debited from the aforesaid bank account of Canara Bank of the accused applicant is Rs. 1,21,420/- and the total Credit is Rs. 1,21,420/-. Thus, in this way, withdrawal of huge amount was found in the various bank accounts of In the entire the accused persons of the case. investigation of the case, it was found that, the arrested accused had given their bank accounts to other accused due to greed for money. These bank accounts were used to receive money for illegal gain and the aforesaid bank accounts are being used to receive money from online fraud and to generate illegal profits. 9. That, the accused in greed for money has used the bank accounts to earn illegal money and has sold them to obtain money. The above bank accounts are being used to receive money from online fraud and to earn illegal money. 10. That, the present accused applicant has been arrested by the Police of Police Station Mahasamund, District Mahasamund on 26.06.2025 in connection with Crime No. 145/2025, registered at Police Station Mahasamund, District Mahasamund (C.G.) against the accused for the offence punishable under Sections 317 (2), 317 (4), 318 (4), 61 (2) (A), 111 and 3 (5) of the Bhartiya Nyay Sanhita, 2023 and after due completion of the investigation, the Challan has been filed before the concerned Judicial Magistrate, District Mahasamund against the accused persons. 7. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, submissions made by learned counsel for the party, allegation levelled against the present and involvement of present applicant, further considering the fact that the bail application filed by the co-accused persons have also been rejected in MCRC No.5365 of 2025 and 5389 of 2025 vide order dated 25.09.2025, this Court does not find it to be a fit case to release the applicants on regular bail. 6 8. Accordingly, the second bail application of the applicant- Navsaad Sahu, involved in Crime No.214/2025 registered at Police Station Mahasamund, District - Mahasamund (C.G.) for the offence punishable under Sections 317(2), 317(4), 318(4), 61(2)(A), 111, 3(5) of BNS, is rejected at this stage. 9. Office is directed to provide a certified copy of this order to the trial Court concerned for necessary information and compliance. Sd/- Sd/- (Ramesh Sinha) Chief Justice vaishali