1 2025:CGHC:5280 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 798 of 2025 1 - Abdul Kayum S/o Late Abdul Samad Aged About 43 Years R/o Village Mahora, Police Station Patna, District Koriya (C.G.) ... Applicant versus 1 - State of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer, Police Of Police Station Manendragarh, District Koriya (C.G.) ... Respondent (Cause title taken from CIS system) For Applicant : Mr. Praveen Kumar Tulsyan, Advocate appears on behalf of Mr. Anil Gulati, Advocate. For Respondent/State : Mr. Akhilesh Kumar, G.A. Hon'ble Smt. Justice Rajani Dubey Order on Board 29.01.2025 1. The accused/applicant has moved this First bail application under Section 483 of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for grant of bail as he has been arrested in connection with Crime No. 192 of 2019, registered at Police Station- Manendragarh, District- Koriya (C.G.) for the offences punishable under Sections 420 read with Section 34 of Digitally signed by AMIT PATEL Date: 2025.01.29 16:11:48 +0530 2 IPC and Section 04, and 05 of the Prize Chits and Money Circulation Schemes (Banning) Act, 1978. 2. The prosecution story, in brief is that complainant Brajram Sahu lodged a written complaint that the directors and employees of PICL Multi State Credit Co-operative Society Ltd. have enticed the complainant to deposit Rs. 4,50,000/-with the society, thereafter, the accused persons have closed the Branch Office and ran away. After investigation it has been found that in the year 2015 the branch manager and the director of the said society had organized seminar at Manendragarh, whereby they have enticed the complainant and others to deposit their money with the society in lieu of the high interest returns and doubles the principle amount. Thereafter, the complainant and others have deposited Lakhs of Rupees in the branch office of the Society. In the year 2017 when the complainant was in dire need of money, he contacted the accused person and branch office of PICL Society for releasing the amount deposited by the complainant, then the other co- accused persons had assured the complainant that his deposited amount would be released within a period of 6 months but the same was not complied, even after several time demands were made by the complainant but his deposited amount was not released. In December 2017, the branch office of the said Society was closed and the office bearers and employees of the said society were nowhere to be found. Based on this offence has been registered against the present applicant. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the present applicant is innocent and has been falsely implicated in the crime in question for which, he has been arrested on 08.01.2025. It is next argued that the 3 other co-accused persons have already been granted bail in M.Cr.C. No. 591/2020 & M.Cr.C. No. 677/2020 vide order dated 23.03.2020 passed by co-ordinate Bench of this Court. Therefore, applicant may also be extended privilege of regular bail. 4. On the other hand, learned State counsel opposes the bail application. 5. I have heard learned counsel for the respective parties. 6. Taking into consideration the nature and gravity of the offence, facts and circumstances of the case, detention period of applicant and further considering the facts that the present applicant is in jail since 08.01.2025 and the trial is likely to take some time for its final disposal, however, also considered this fact that other co-accused persons have already granted bail in M.Cr.C. No. 591/2020 & M.Cr.C. No. 677/2020 vide order dated 23.03.2020 passed by co-ordinate Bench of this Court, without further commenting anything on merits, I am inclined to allow the application. 7. Applicant is directed to be released on bail on his executing a personal bond in the sum of Rs. 50,000/- with one local surety in the like sum to the satisfaction of the concerned Court. He is directed to appear before the Trial Court on each and every date given to him by the said Court. Sd/- (Rajani Dubey) Judge AMIT PATEL