1 2026:CGHC:1187 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 123 of 2026 Akash Tandi S/o Tulsi Tandi Aged About 24 Years R/o Shahid Rajiv Pandey Nagar Amlidih, Police Station New Rajendra Nagar, District- Raipur (C.G.) ... Applicant versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer P.S. Civil Lines, District – Raipur (C.G.) ---- Non-applicant For Applicant : Mr. Tarendra Kumar Jha, Advocate. For Non-applicant/State : Mr. Dharmesh Shrivastava, Dy. Adv. General. Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha , Chief Justice Order on Board 08.01.2026 1. This is the First bail application filed under Section 483 of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for grant of regular bail to the applicant arrested in connection with Crime No. 129/2025 registered at Police Station – Civil Lines, District – Raipur (C.G.) for the offence punishable under Sections 317(2), 317(4), 317(5), 111 and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS). 2. Case of the prosecution, in brief, is that an FIR was registered on 23.03.2025 vide Crime No. 129/2025 in Police Station Civil Lines, District: Raipur(C.G.) under Section 317(2), 317(4), 317(5), 111, 3(5) of BNS against 128 Account holders of Bank of Maharastra Raipur RAJSHEKHAR SONI Digitally signed by RAJSHEKHAR SONI 2 Branch, based on information removed through Samanvay Portal operated by Ministry of Home affairs, Government of India, and applications from Police Station Civil Lines and Cyber Police station Raipur, District: Raipur (C.G.). Based on the information received through the Samanway Portal, the FIR further alleges that Rs. 64,10,855/- was received in the accounts mentioned in the FIR, which was obtained through cyber fraud and constituted proceeds of crime and FIR against the account holders and the present applicant has been arrested. Hence, this application. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. He further submits that co-accused Ishika Singh has been granted bail by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Criminal Appeal No. 4494/2025 arising out of SLP (Crl.) No. 13678/2025, vide order dated 13.10.2025, mainly on the ground that she had remained in custody for about six months and that the investigation was completed and the charge-sheet had been filed in a cyber crime case. The role attributed to the present applicant is less than or at par with the said co-accused, therefore, on the principle of parity, the present applicant is also entitled to the benefit of bail. He also submits that although Section 111 of the BNS pertains to organized crime, the applicant/accused has neither committed any organized crime nor has any nexus with the main accused. He has not opened or operated any bank account, nor has he carried out any financial transaction in connection with the alleged offence, and he had no knowledge of the alleged cyber fraud. The applicant is in jail since 3 26.03.2025, the applicant has no criminal antecedent, charge-sheet has been filed and the trial is likely to take some time for its conclusion. Therefore, he prays for grant of bail to the applicant. 4. On the other hand, learned State Counsel opposes the bail application and submits that the charge-sheet has been filed in the present case. He further submits that the applicant along with co- accused persons, was involved in organized cyber fraud and facilitated the diversion and circulation of proceeds of crime amounting to Rs.64,10,855/- by opening and using multiple bank accounts. Therefore, the applicant is not entitled for grant of bail. 5. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case diary. 6. From perusal of the case diary, it prima facie appears that the applicant in collusion with other co-accused persons, involved in organized cyber fraud, facilitated the diversion and circulation of proceeds of crime amounting to Rs.64,10,855/- by opening and using multiple bank accounts, further the material collected during investigation, including the memorandum statement, shows his involvement as part of an organized crime syndicate, further, the co- accused on whom learned counsel for the applicant is placing reliance was granted bail by the Hon'ble Supreme Court on the ground that she is a lady and in her bank account only a paltry sum of Rs. 8,000/- has been credited, whereas in the bank account of the present applicant a huge amount of approx Rs. 6 lakhs has been credited, and also the bail application of identically situated co- 4 accused, namely Bharat Parihar and Krishna Ghodesawar, have already been rejected by this Court vide orders dated 15.12.2025 and 06.01.2026 passed in MCRC Nos. 9054/2025 and 10455/2025. Therefore, considering the seriousness of the allegations, which is of serious economic nature, this Court is of the opinion that it is not a fit case to enlarge the applicants on bail. 7. Accordingly, this first bail application of applicant – Akash Tandi, involved in Crime No. 129/2025 registered at Police Station – Civil Lines, District – Raipur (C.G.) for the offence punishable under Sections 317(2), 317(4), 317(5), 111 and 3(5) of the BNS, is rejected at this stage. 8. Needless to say that the learned trial Court concerned is at liberty to proceed with the trial and conclude the same, expeditiously. 9. 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 Rajshekhar