1 CGHC010285662026 2026:CGHC:37710 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRCA No. 1228 of 2026 1 - Shashi Kant Gupta Alias Kallu S/o Dayanand Gupta Aged About 38 Years R/o Village Shakti Nagar Of Bus Stand Market, Distt. Sonbhadra U.P. ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Police Chouki Balangi, Police Station Raghunathnagar, District Balrampur-Ramanujganj Chhattisgarh ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Akhat Yadav, Advocate For Respondent(s) : Mr. Ashutosh Trivedi, PL (Hon’ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal) Order on Board 21/08/2026 The applicant has filed the present application for grant of anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the BNSS, 2023 who is apprehending his arrest in connection with Crime No. 56/2026 registered at police station Outpost Balangi, Raghunathnagar, District Balrampur, Ramanujganj, CG for the offence under Section 112(2) of 2 the Bhartiya Nyay Sanhita, 2023 and 3(2) of the CG Gambling (Prohibition) Act, 2022. 2. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant was not present at the spot and has been implicated solely on the basis of the memorandum statements of the arrested co-accused. It is contended that the allegations against the applicant are founded merely on suspicion and are motivated by personal animosity. It is further submitted that the applicant had visited the village to meet his relatives and has been falsely implicated with a view to settling personal scores. He submits that the similarly situated accused Rajkumar Jaiswal has been granted anticipatory bail by this Court vide order dated 27.07.2026 in M.Cr.C.A No. 1133 of 2026 and therefore the present applicant may be granted the benefit. He further submits that the applicant has no criminal antecedents, is a responsible family man, enjoys a good reputation in society, and, therefore, deserves the protection of anticipatory bail. 3. Per contra, learned State counsel opposes the application and submits that the applicant has one criminal antecedent pertaining to the year 2019. 4. Having considered the rival submissions advanced by learned counsel for the parties, the nature and gravity of the allegations, the material collected during the course of investigation, and further taking into consideration the fact that the only criminal antecedent attributed to the applicant pertains to the year 2019 and that the co-accused Rajkumar Jaiswal has been granted anticipatory bail by this Court vide 3 order dated 27.07.2026 in M.Cr.C.A No. 1133 of 2026, this Court is of the considered opinion that the applicant has made out a fit case for grant of anticipatory bail. Accordingly, the application deserves to be allowed. 5. Accordingly, the application is allowed. It is directed that in the event of arrest, the applicant shall be released on bail on furnishing a bond in the sum of Rs. 25,000/- with one surety for the like sum to the satisfaction of the officer arresting him and he shall abide by all the following terms and conditions: 1. That, the accused/applicant shall make himself available for interrogation before the concerned Investigating Officer as and when required; 2. The accused/applicant shall not, directly or indirectly, make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him/her from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer; 3. The accused/applicant shall not act, in any manner, which will be prejudicial to fair and expeditious trial; and 4. The applicant shall appear before the trial Court on each and every date given to him by the said Court till disposal of the trial. Sd/- (Ravindra Kumar Agrawal) Judge SUGUNA DUBEY Digitally signed by SUGUNA DUBEY Date: 2026.08.24 11:18:45 +0530