1 2026:CGHC:25650 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 5497 of 2026 Rajkumar S/o Neejar Ram Aged About 28 Years R/o Village Mahora Police Station Patna Distirct Koriya C.G. ... Applicant versus State of Chhattisgarh Through- Station House Officer Police of Police Station Baikunthpur District Koriya C.G. ... Non-applicant For Applicant : Mr. Anil Kumar Gulati, Advocate. For Non-Applicant/State : Mr. Soumya Rai, Dy. Govt. Advocate. Hon'ble Mr. Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Order on Board 23.06.2026 1. This is the second bail application filed under Section 483 of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for grant of regular bail to the applicant who has been arrested in connection with Crime No. 119/2025 registered at Police Station Baikunthpur, District – Koriya (C.G.), for the offence punishable under Sections 111, 317(2), 317(4), 317(5) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. 2. The earlier bail application of the applicant has been rejected by this Hon’ble Court vide order dated 03.09.2025 passed in MCRC No. 7032 of 2025 on merits. ABHISHEK SHRIVAS Digitally signed by ABHISHEK SHRIVAS Date: 2026.06.23 15:19:02 +0530 2 3. As per the brief facts of the prosecution case, it has been revealed during the course of investigation that the bank account of the applicant was utilized for receiving fraudulent funds originating from various States in connection with a vital network of organized online scams. It is alleged against the applicant that he had provided his bank account to one Sourabh Sahu after receiving a sum of Rs. 1,500/-, and that the said bank account was subsequently used for committing cyber fraud. 4. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant has been falsely implicated in this case. He further submits that this is the second bail application of the present applicant, and that the first bail application of the applicant was dismissed on merits on 03.09.2025. He also submits that the applicant has been languishing in jail since 25.04.2025. As per the prosecution, initially 17 witnesses were cited as prosecution witnesses. However, when the trial programme was fixed, only 06 witnesses were cited by the prosecution, out of whom five witnesses have already been examined. He submits that so far as PW-5, namely Alango Das, Sub-Inspector, is concerned, his examination-in-chief was deferred due to paucity of time, as recorded in the order sheet. Thereafter, the examination-in-chief of Sub-Inspector Alango Das was fixed for 12.05.2026. However, on the said date, since Sub-Inspector Alango Das was required to depose in Special Criminal Case No. 07/2024, his examination-in-chief could not be conducted. Thereafter, due to one reason or another, the examination of Sub-Inspector Alango Das could not take place, on account of which the trial has not progressed in the absence of his examination. He also submits that one of the prosecution witnesses, namely Gayal Chel Tamang, who is working at the Bank of Maharashtra and has been cited as one of the seizure witnesses, has not been examined till date, because of which the 3 trial has not made any substantial progress. He further submits that the prosecution has filed a supplementary charge-sheet. In the said supplementary charge-sheet, the prosecution has filed the bank account statements to demonstrate the amounts transferred into the accounts of the respective persons allegedly involved in the commission of the offences. He also submits that the applicant has no criminal antecedents and has been in custody since 25.04.2025, and that the conclusion of the trial is likely to take some time. Therefore, he prays for grant of regular bail to the applicant 5. Learned counsel appearing for the State/non-applicant would oppose the bail application of the applicant. 6. I have heard learned counsel appearing for the parties and perused the case diary. 7. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and further the fact that the investigation reveals that the bank account of the applicant was allegedly used for receiving and channelizing fraudulent funds obtained through organized online cyber frauds perpetrated across various States. The material collected during investigation prima facie indicates that the applicant had knowingly provided access to his bank account to one Sourabh Sahu in consideration of a monetary benefit of Rs. 1,500/-, thereby facilitating the commission of cybercrime. The alleged act reflects active participation in the laundering and movement of proceeds of crime and forms part of a wider network of organized cyber fraud. Given the seriousness of the offence, its inter-State ramifications, and the ongoing investigation into the larger conspiracy, therefore, this Court is not inclined to grant regular bail to the present applicant. 8. Accordingly, the second bail application of the applicant - Rajkumar, 4 involved in Crime No. 119/2025 registered at Police Station Baikunthpur, District – Koriya (C.G.), for the offence punishable under Sections 111, 317(2), 317(4), 317(5) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, is rejected. 9. The Director General of Police, Chhattisgarh, is directed to ensure the presence of the prosecution witness, namely - Shri Alanmgo Das, Sub-Inspector, in the present case before the concerned trial Court on the date fixed for his cross-examination. 10. A copy of this order be sent to the Director General of Police, Chhattisgarh through the learned State counsel for information and necessary action forthwith. 11. Registrar (Judicial) 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 Abhishek