1 CGHC010209472026 2026:CGHC:28607 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR M.Cr.C No.4905 of 2026 Dashrath Dhruv S/o Jeevan Dhruv Aged About 49 Years R/o Paragaon, Police Station Gobra, Navapara, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh ... Applicant versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through Police Station Gariyaband, District Gariyaband, Chhattisgarh. ... Non-applicant _____________________________________________________ For Applicant :Mr. Anshul Tiwari, Advocate. For Non-applicant/State :Mr. Sumit Singh, Dy. A.G. Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha , Chief Justice Order on Board 09.07.2026 1. The Applicant has preferred this 1st Bail Application under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for grant of regular bail, as he has been arrested in connection with Crime No.77/2026 registered at Police SISTLA NEELIMA VISHNU PRIYA Digitally signed by SISTLA NEELIMA VISHNU PRIYA Date: 2026.07.10 21:54:10 +0530 2 Station Gariyaband, District Gariyaband (C.G.), for the offences under Sections 318(4) and 3(5) of BNS, 2023. 2. As per the prosecution case, the complainant, who is working as a Mitanin Trainee, came into contact with the co-accused persons during the course of her work. It is alleged that the co-accused women initially gained her confidence by assuring her treatment for her ailment through medicines and rituals. Thereafter, on 22.02.2026, the accused persons, including the present Applicant, visited the complainant's house and performed certain rituals, during which they dishonestly induced her by representing that through the blessings of their "Gurudev", she would receive an amount of Rs.3 crores at her house. Believing the said false representation, the complainant participated in the rituals. Thereafter, the accused persons allegedly demanded money from her on the pretext of arranging and converting the same into Rs.3 crores. It is alleged that the complainant paid Rs.50,000/- to one co-accused lady and was thereafter induced to arrange a further amount of Rs.5,00,000/-. It is further alleged that on 26.02.2026, the complainant was called to Gariaband Bus Stand and taken to Abhanpur, where she carried Rs.5,00,000/- in a bag. Near the passenger waiting room of Abhanpur Railway Station, the accused 3 persons, in furtherance of their common intention and criminal conspiracy, allegedly took the said bag on the pretext of converting the amount into Rs.3 crores and after some time, returned the bag after replacing the cash with bundles of blank papers. Thereafter, the accused persons fled from the spot. When the accused persons became untraceable, the complainant opened the bag and found that it contained only bundles of blank papers instead of cash. Based on these allegations, the offences as mentioned above, have been registered against the present Applicant. Hence, this application. 3. Learned Counsel for the Applicant submits that the Applicant is innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present cases. It is contended that the prosecution story is based on general and unsubstantiated allegations and no specific overt act or dishonest intention on the part of the Applicant from the inception of the alleged transaction has been attributed. It is further submitted that no amount has been recovered from the Applicant nor has he been shown to have received any money directly from the complainant. He further submits that the Applicant has no criminal antecedents, is in custody since 08.04.2026 and his further incarceration with hardened criminals may adversely affect his conduct and the trial is 4 likely to take considerable time for its conclusion, therefore, considering the period of detention, he may be enlarged on regular bail. 4. Per contra, learned State Counsel opposes the bail application and submits that the Applicant has no previous criminal antecedents. 5. Considering the submissions advanced by learned Counsel for the parties, the nature of allegations, which relate to an alleged inducement on the pretext of converting money into a higher amount, the fact that the Applicant is not alleged to have received any amount directly from the complainant, the absence of any recovery from the Applicant, the role attributed to the Applicant is based on the allegation of his presence during the alleged transaction, the period of custody of the Applicant since 08.04.2026 and he has no criminal antecedents, the trial is likely to take considerable time for its conclusion and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, this Court is of the considered opinion that it is a fit case to allow the application. Accordingly, the bail application is allowed. 6. Let Applicant- Dashrath Dhruv involved in Crime No. 77/2026 registered at Police Station Gariyaband, District Gariyaband (C.G.), for the offences under Sections 318(4) 5 and 3(5) of BNS, 2023 be released on bail on his furnishing a personal bond with two sureties in the like sum to the satisfaction of the Court concerned with the following conditions:- (i) The applicant/s shall file an undertaking to the effect that he/they shall not seek any adjournment on the dates fixed for evidence when the witnesses are present in court. In case of default of this condition, it shall be open for the trial court to treat it as abuse of liberty of bail and pass orders in accordance with law. (ii) The applicant/s shall remain present before the trial court on each date fixed, either personally or through his/their counsel. In case of his/their absence, without sufficient cause, the trial court may proceed against him/them under Section 269 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. (iii) In case, the applicant/s misuse/s the liberty of bail during trial and in order to secure his/their presence, proclamation under Section 84 of BNSS. is issued and the applicant/s fail/s to appear before the court on the date fixed in such proclamation, then, the trial court shall initiate proceedings against him/them, in accordance with law, under Section 209 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. (iv) The applicant/s shall remain present, in person, before the trial court on the dates fixed for (i) opening of the case, (ii) framing of charge and (iii) recording of statement under Section 351 of BNSS. If in the opinion of the trial court absence of the applicant/s is deliberate or without sufficient cause, then it shall be open for the trial court to treat such default as abuse of liberty of bail and proceed 6 against him/them in accordance with law. 7. 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 Priya