1 2025:CGHC:11894 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 859 of 2025 Abhijeet Pradhan S/o Sanjeev Kumar Pradhan Aged About 32 Years Occupation- Service, R/o- Ward No.-7, Roopnagar, Charcha Colliery, P.S.- Charcha, Tehsil- Baikunthpur, District- Koriya, Chhattisgarh ... Applicant versus State of Chhattisgarh Through The Police Station Of Charcha, District – Koriya (Chhattisgarh) …. Non-applicant For Applicant : Mr. Sashwat Gupta, Advocate. For Non-applicant/State : Ms. Supriya Upasane, Govt. Advocate. Hon’ble Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Order on Board 10.03.2025 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 applicants arrested in connection with Crime No. 282/2024 registered at Police Station – Charcha, District – Koriya (C.G.) for the offence punishable under Sections 120B, 408, 420, 467 and 468 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). 2. Case of the prosecution, in brief, is that a complaint has been filed stating that the accused was posted as a clerk/accountant in Saraswati Shishu Mandir Higher Secondary School, Charcha, he used to embezzle the fees collected by the parents, a lesser amount RAJSHEKHAR SONI Digitally signed by RAJSHEKHAR SONI 2 was marked in the carbon copy and deposited in the bank account and in the last 5 years, Rs. 28,08,490/- has been embezzled, in this regard, a written complaint was submitted by the treasurer of the school committee, Ram Sagar Singh, at the Charcha Police Station. During the course of investigation, it has also come to light that the accused had also given two cheques to the committee for payment of the said amount, which were dishonoured, the accused is accused of embezzling an amount of about Rs. 28,08,490/- from the educational institution Shishu Mandir by forging documents. Hence, this application. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the applicants submits that the applicants are innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present case. It is submitted that the applicants are in jail since 09.12.2024, and the conclusion of the trial shall take quite long time. Therefore, he prays for grant of bail. 4. On the other hand, learned State counsel, opposes the bail application and submits that a complaint has been filed stating that the accused was posted as a clerk/accountant in Saraswati Shishu Mandir Higher Secondary School, Charcha, he used to embezzle the fees collected by the parents, a lesser amount was marked in the carbon copy and deposited in the bank account and in the last 5 years, Rs. 28,08,490/- has been embezzled, in this regard, a written complaint was submitted by the treasurer of the school committee, Ram Sagar Singh, at the Charcha Police Station. During the course of investigation, it has also come to light that the accused had also given two cheques to the committee for payment of the said amount, which were dishonoured, the accused is accused of embezzling an amount 3 of about Rs. 28,08,490/- from the educational institution Shishu Mandir by forging documents. As such, the bail application deserves to be rejected. 5. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case diary. 6. Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case and also considering the fact that a complaint has been filed stating that the accused was posted as a clerk/accountant in Saraswati Shishu Mandir Higher Secondary School, Charcha, he used to embezzle the fees collected by the parents, a lesser amount was marked in the carbon copy and deposited in the bank account and in the last 5 years, Rs. 28,08,490/- has been embezzled, in this regard, a written complaint was submitted by the treasurer of the school committee, Ram Sagar Singh, at the Charcha Police Station, and further the fact that during the course of investigation, it has also come to light that the accused had also given two cheques to the committee for payment of the said amount, which were dishonoured, the accused is accused of embezzling an amount of about Rs. 28,08,490/- from the educational institution Shishu Mandir by forging documents, therefore, this Court is of the opinion that it is not a fit case to enlarge the applicants on regular bail. 7. Accordingly, this bail application of applicant – Abhijeet Pradhan involved in Crime No. 282/2024 registered at Police Station – Charcha, District – Koriya (C.G.) for the offence punishable under Sections 120B, 408, 420, 467 and 468 of the IPC, is rejected at this stage. 4 8. Needless to say that the trial Court concerned is at liberty to proceed and conclude the trial expeditiously. 9. OfÏce 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 Rajshekhar