1 CGHC010183282026 2026:CGHC:28552 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 4553 of 2026 Abhishek Sinha @ Bittu S/o Late Dhananjay Sinha, Aged About 40 Years R/o Village Nishikant Bhagat Gali, Ward No. 3, Gandhinagar Ambikapur, P. S. And Tehsil Ambikapur, District Surguja (C.G.) ... Applicant(s) versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer, Police Station Ambikapur Dehat (Gandhinagar) District Surguja (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) (Cause title taken from CIS) For Applicant : Shri Sakti Raj Sinha, Advocate For Respondent : Shri Nitansh Jaiswal, Dy. G.A. Hon’ble Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Order on Board 09.07.2026 1. This is the first application for grant of regular bail filed by the applicant under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. The applicant is in jail since 14.03.2026 in connection with Crime No. 34/2026 registered at Police Station Ambikapur Dehat (Gandhinagar) District Surguja (C.G.) for the offences punishable under Sections 318(4), 317(4), 3(5) of BNS and 66 D of IT Act. The applicant had earlier preferred a bail application before the learned 4th Additional Sessions Judge, Ambikapur District Surguja C.G. in Bail Application No. 274/2026, which came to be rejected by order dated RAHUL JHA Digitally signed by RAHUL JHA Date: 2026.07.10 11:31:46 +0530 2 20.04.2026. Hence, the present first bail application before this Court. 2. The prosecution case, in brief, is that during the course of investigation, it was found that the amount obtained through online cyber fraud was initially credited to the bank account of co-accused Amarendra Singh and was thereafter transferred to the applicant's Kotak Mahindra Bank account bearing No. 6449351901. It is alleged that the applicant withdrew the said amount through ATMs/Choice Centres and further transferred the same to the bank accounts of other associates through Cash Deposit Machines (CDMs). The investigation also revealed that the amounts relating to cyber fraud transactions bearing Acknowledgement Nos. 316102240084845 and 32701250000543 were credited into the applicant's bank account. On the basis of the material collected during investigation, the applicant has been implicated in the present crime. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant is innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present case. He submits that the applicant was not named in the FIR and has been implicated only during the course of investigation without any direct or cogent evidence connecting him with the alleged offence. It is further submitted that, even as per the prosecution case, the role attributed to the applicant is limited and secondary in nature, whereas the principal allegations are against the co-accused persons. He submits that there is no material to establish that the applicant had knowledge of the alleged fraudulent transactions and that the applicant is alleged to have received only an amount of Rs.9,200/-, which does not indicate any active participation in the alleged crime. Learned counsel 3 further submits that the applicant has no criminal antecedents, the charge-sheet has already been filed and, therefore, no further custodial interrogation is required. It is also submitted that the applicant has been in judicial custody since 14.03.2026, the trial is likely to take considerable time to conclude, and his continued detention would amount to pre-trial punishment, it is therefore prayed that the applicant be enlarged on bail. 4. Per contra, learned State counsel opposes the prayer for grant of bail. He submits that there is sufficient material collected during the course of investigation to establish the involvement of the applicant in the alleged offence. He further submits that the bail application of the co-accused bearing MCRC No. 2022 of 2026 has already been rejected by this Court and, therefore, the present applicant is not entitled to the benefit of bail. Accordingly, he prays for rejection of the bail application. 5. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case diary. 6. Considering the nature and gravity of the allegations, the material collected during the course of investigation, and the specific allegation that the amount obtained through online cyber fraud was transferred to the bank account of the applicant, who thereafter withdrew and further transferred the same to the accounts of other associates, this Court is not inclined to extend the benefit of bail to the applicant at this stage. Prima facie, the material available in the case diary indicates the active involvement of the applicant in the 4 alleged commission of the offence. This Court also finds that the bail application of the similarly placed co-accused has already been rejected. Considering the seriousness of the offence involving organised cyber fraud and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, this Court is of the opinion that it is not a fit case for grant of regular bail. 7. Accordingly, the first bail application filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 deserves to be and is hereby rejected. 8. Office is directed to send a certified copy of this order to the trial Court concerned for necessary information and compliance within one week from today. Sd/- (Ramesh Sinha) Chief Justice Rahul