1 2025:CGHC:59791 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 8652 of 2025 Tuleshwar Prasad Sahu S/o Late Badriprasad Sahu Aged About 34 Years R/o Village Mahkam Chowki And Tahsil Sonakhan, P.S. Kasdol, District Balodabazar-Bhatapara (C.G.) ... Applicant versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through S.H.O Police Station Kasdol District Balodabazar-Bhatapara (C.G.) ... Respondent For Applicant : Shri Nishi Kant Sinha, Advocate. For Respondent/State : Shri Jitendra Shrivastava, GA. Hon’ble Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Order on Board 09.12.2025 1. This is the First bail application filed under Section 483 of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for grant of regular bail to the applicant arrested in connection with Crime No. 433/2025 registered at Police Station – Kasdol District Balodabazar- Bhatapara (C.G) for the offence punishable under sections 420, GOURI MUDALIAR Digitally signed by GOURI MUDALIAR Date: 2025.12.12 17:38:30 +0530 2 409, 418, 34 of I.P.C. 2. The prosecution story, in brief is that on 25.08.2023 complainant Chhedilal Sahu went to the house of the applicant to meet Ramnarayan Sahu and his son Gulshan Sahu and during that he was offered to invest in share trading to double the amount invested, On such assurance the complainant invested Rs. 20,00,000/-through RTGS and rest amount in cash, total sum of Rs. 39,10,000/- was invested to be doubled in period of two years, but applicant did not returned the amount thereby committed cheating with the complainant. Hence the offence has been registered. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the applicant submits that the applicant is innocent and he been falsely implicated in the present case. He would submit that the present applicant has been made accused only of the basis of the factual backdrop that the applicant is a uncle of the co-accused Gulshan Sahu who is doing share trading in share market by the demat account by the help of present applicant respectively. However there is no allegation on the present applicant to be involved in the aforementioned offence. He would submit that the applicant is family member of the co-accused persons, and therefore have been made accused just to harass the applicant's family, whereas no allegation of involvement in cheating has been attributed to the applicant. It is further submitted that the applicant is in judicial custody since 28/06/2025, it is respectfully prayed that the applicant may be released on bail. 4. Learned State Counsel opposes the bail application and submits 3 that the complainant, Chhedilal Sahu, invested a total sum of Rs. 39,10,000/- with the applicant and co-accused in a share trading scheme on the assurance that the amount would be doubled. The applicant allegedly failed to return the invested amount, thereby committing an offence of cheating. In view of the seriousness of the allegations, the substantial amount involved, and the prima facie evidence on record, it is submitted that the applicant is not entitled to the benefit of bail. 5. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case diary. 6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the nature and gravity of the offence, and upon perusal of the case diary, it is evident that the applicant, in connivance with the co-accused, induced the complainant to invest a substantial sum total Rs. 39,10,000/- and thereafter failed to return the money, thereby prima facie committed a serious offence of cheating, considering the seriousness of the allegations, this Court is of the opinion that it is not a fit case to enlarge the applicant on regular bail. 7. Accordingly, this bail application of applicant – Tuleshwar Prasad Sahu involved in Crime No. 433/2025 registered at Police Station – Kasdol District Balodabazar-Bhatapara (C.G) for the offence punishable under sections 420, 409, 418, 34 of I.P.C., is rejected. 8. Needless to say that the trial Court concerned is at liberty to proceed and conclude the trial expeditiously. 4 9. Office is directed to send a certified copy of this order to the trial Court concerned for necessary information and compliance forthwith. /- Sd/- (Ramesh Sinha) Chief Justice gouri