1 CGHC010212412026 2026:CGHC:28985 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 5049 of 2026 Suryakant Agrawal S/o- Ghanshyam Agrawal Aged About 37 Years Occupation - Grocery Shop, R/o- Panchagachhiya P.S.- Baraipali, District- Sambalpur (Orissa) ... Applicant versus State of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer, P.S. - City Kotwali, District- Raigarh (C.G.) ... Non-applicant For Applicant : Mr. Sanjay Agrawal, Advocate. For Non-applicant/State : Mr. Soumya Rai, Dy. Govt. Advocate. Hon’ble Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Order on Board 10.07.2026 1. This is the First 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. 187/2026 registered at Police Station : City Kotwali, District - Raigarh (C.G.) for the offence punishable under Sections 316(5), 336(3), 338, 340(2), 60 of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. 2. As per the prosecution story, in brief, the complainant, namely Kamal Kishore Shah, who is one of the owners of Shri Ram Transport Company, lodged an FIR on 26.02.2026 alleging that financial fraud had been committed by two of his employees, namely Prakash Mishra and ABHISHEK SHRIVAS Digitally signed by ABHISHEK SHRIVAS Date: 2026.07.13 11:47:23 +0530 2 Deepak Sharma. It is alleged that on 26.02.2026, the complainant discovered that duplicate bill vouchers bearing identical numbers had been prepared for different vehicles to authorize fraudulent payments. These duplicate bill vouchers were allegedly prepared in the names of six individuals, including the present Applicant, resulting in a wrongful loss of Rs.32,00,000/- to the company. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant is innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present case. He submits that one of the co-accused, as alleged by the prosecution agency, has been granted anticipatory bail by this Hon’ble Court in MCRCA No. 660/2026 vide order dated 04.05.2026. He submits that the prosecution agency, without conducting any preliminary inquiry, has straightaway implicated the applicant in the First Information Report (FIR), despite the fact that the applicant had neither the authority nor the expertise to issue the vouchers allegedly prepared for the fraudulent transactions. He submits that according to the prosecution case itself, the principal accused persons are Deepak Sharma and Prakash Mishra. The applicant had no role whatsoever in the alleged incident and has been falsely implicated in the present case. He also submits that the applicant had borrowed a sum of Rs. 83,130/- from co-accused Deepak Sharma for business purposes on 16.02.2026 and 19.02.2026. Thereafter, the applicant repaid Rs. 39,500/- and subsequently Rs. 41,000/-, totaling Rs. 80,500/-. Merely because these financial transactions took place, the applicant has been arrayed as an accused in the present case. He submits that the present applicant has no criminal antecedents and he is in jail since 11.05.2026, conclusion of the trial may take some time, therefore, he prays for grant of regular bail to the applicant. 3 4. On the other hand learned State counsel opposes the bail application of the present applicant and submits that the charge-sheet has been submitted before the competent Court in the present case and also endorse the submission made by learned counsel, for the applicant that the present applicant has no criminal antecedent. 5. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case diary. 6. Considering the facts and circumstance of the case, nature and gravity of offence and further the fact that the applicant has no criminal antecedents. Also considering the fact that the charge-sheet has already been submitted in the present case before the competent Court and the present applicant has been in jail since 11.05.2026, the trial is likely to take sometime for its conclusion, therefore, I am of the opinion that the applicant is entitled to be released on bail in this case. 7. Let applicant, Suryakant Agrawal, involved in Crime No. 187/2026 registered at Police Station : City Kotwali, District - Raigarh (C.G.) for the offence punishable under Sections 316(5), 336(3), 338, 340(2), 60 of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, be released on bail on furnishing a personal bond with two local sureties in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned with the following conditions:- (i) The applicant shall file an undertaking to the effect that he 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 shall remain present before the trial 4 court on each date fixed, either personally or through his counsel. In case of his absence, without sufficient cause, the trial court may proceed against him under Section 269 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. (iii) In case, the applicant misuses the liberty of bail during trial and in order to secure his presence, proclamation under Section 84 of BNSS. is issued and the applicant fails to appear before the court on the date fixed in such proclamation, then, the trial court shall initiate proceedings against him, in accordance with law, under Section 209 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. (iv) The applicant 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 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 against him in accordance with law. 8. 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 Abhishek