1 2026:CGHC:27571 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 5161 of 2026 1 - Vineet Rangwani @ Honey S/o Shri Sanjay Rangwani Aged About 21 Years R/o Near Pooja Kursi Factory, Krishnapuri, Gali No. 2, L.I.G. -11, Devpuri P.S. Tikrapara, Raipur District- Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Dinnashu Rangwani S/o Shri Ajay Rangwani, Aged About 25 Years R/o Near Pooja Kursi Factory, Krishnapuri, Gali No. 2, L.I.G. -11, Devpuri P.S. Tikrapara, Raipur District- Raipur (C.G.) ... Applicant versus 1 - State of Chhattisgarh Through P.S. New Rajendra Nagar, District- Raipur (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) For Applicants : Shri Ajay Kumrani, Advocate. For Respondent : Ms. Richa Sahu, Panel Lawyer. Hon’ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal, J Order on Board 03.07.2026 1. This is first bail application under Section 483 of BNSS, 2023, seeking grant of bail to the Applicant who are in jail since 20.04.2026 in connection with Crime No.158/2026 registered at Police Station New Rajendra Nagar, District Raipur, for the offence punishable under Section 7 of Chhattisgarh Gambling (Prohibition) Act, 2022 and Section 112(2) of the BNS, 2023. INDRAJEET SAHU Digitally signed by INDRAJEET SAHU Date: 2026.07.06 17:32:59 +0530 2 2. As per prosecution case, on 19.04.2026 the police of Police Station New Rajendra Nagar, Raipur while patrolling, received a secret information that three persons were engaged in playing online gambling in IPL Cricket Match in their scooty No.CG-04-HS-1709 and CG-04-PW-5684 at Mahavir Nagar, opposite Gurudwaja, near Snooker Club. When the police conducted raid, they found three persons and arrested three accused persons namely Vineet Rangwani @ Honey, Dinanshu Rangwani @ Baby (Present applicants) and Harshit Motwani @ Honey. On being interrogation, they disclosed their involvement in online gambling. From the applicant Vineet Rangwani one mobile phone, one scooty vehicle and screen shot of mobile was seized, from Dinanshu Rangwani one mobile phone and screen shot of mobile was seized and from third accused Harshit Motwani, two mobile phones, one scooty vehicle and scree shot of mobile phone and Rs.10000/- cash was seized. From the mobile phone of accused persons, their involvement in online gambling through betting App of NOHMY99 were found and they disclosed that they purchased id from one Kittu. From screen shots of their mobile phones, their prima facie involvement in the offence in question were found and FIR were registered and after investigation charge sheet was filed. 3. Learned Counsel for the applicants would submit that the applicants have been falsely implicated in the offence. There is no admissible evidence against the applicants to connect them in the offence in question. The mobile phones of the applicants are already in possession of the investigating agency and no further custodial interrogation is required. From the mobile phone of the applicants, no 3 incriminating material could be recovered by the police and it is only the screen shots of said mobile phones which were recovered that itself is not sufficient to connect the applicants in offence in question. Electronic evidence is inadmissible in evidence and except the electronic evidence, there is nothing in the charge sheet to connect them in offence of online gambling. There is no bank details or transactions. Even there is no cyber expert report of the mobile phones of applicants. The applicants have no criminal antecedent. Final adjudication of the case will take its own time, the alleged offences are triable by Judicial Magistrate First Class, the applicants are in jail since 20.04.2026, and therefore, they may be enlarged on bail. 4. On the other hand the counsel for the State opposes the bail application and have submitted that the applicants have been arrested on the basis of secret information that they were engaged in playing online gambling. When raid was conducted, the applicants were found actively involved in the activities of online gambling. From their mobile phones relevant material have been recovered including the screen shot in which the involvement of online gambling clearly reveals. The statement of Pawan Kasturiya and Santosh Budhwani before whom the mobile phones have been seized from the applicants and their statements were recorded, supported the involvement of applicants in online gambling. Thus, looking to the gravity of the offence, their network for playing online gambling, they are not entitled for bail. 5. I have heard the counsel for the parties and perused the case diary. 6. Considering the submissions made by the counsel for the parties, considering the nature of allegation and material collected during 4 investigation, screen shots recovered from the mobile phones of accused persons reveals playing of online gambling and their mobile phones were sent to Cyber expert for its examination, considering the statement of witnesses Pawan Kasturiya and Santosh Budhwani and also considering the gravity of the offence and their syndicate to play online gambling, I am not inclined to release the applicants on bail at this stage. 7. Accordingly, their bail application is rejected. Sd/- (Ravindra Kumar Agrawal) Judge inder