1 CGHC010328772026 2026:CGHC:38754 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR MCRC No. 8086 of 2026 Saket Jagwani S/o Rajkumar Jagwani, Aged About 26 Years R/o Juna Bilaspur Behind Shyam Talkies, P.S. City Kotwali, Tehsil and District Bilaspur C.G. (As Per Order) ... Applicant versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through SHO Police Station New Rajendra Ngar District Raipur C.G. ---- Respondent (Cause title is taken from the CIS) ___________________________________________________________ For Applicant : Mr. Karan Kumar Baharani, Advocate For State-Respondent : Mr. Ghanshyam Kashyap, Dy. GA ___________________________________________________________ Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal Order on Board 01/09/2026 1. This is second bail application of the applicant. The first bail application of the applicant has been dismissed on merits by this Court vide order dated 19.06.2026 passed in MCRC No.4671 of 2026. 2. The applicant claiming regular bail who has been arrested on 28.02.2026 in connection with Crime No.89/2026 registered at 2 Police Station New Rajendra Nagar, District Raipur (C.G.), for the offence punishable under Section 7 of the Chhattisgarh Gambling Prohibition Act, 2022 and Section 112(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. 3. The case of the prosecution, in brief, is that the police of Police Station New Rajendra Nagar, Raipur, while on patrolling duty, received secret information on 25.02.2026 that two persons travelling in a white Baleno car bearing registration No. CG 12 BM 9660 were engaged in online gambling on the 2020 Cricket World Cup match. On the basis of the said information, the police reached the suspected place and found two persons sitting in the said car, who disclosed their names as Shaiky Darda and Prateek Kumar Vadhwani. On being interrogated, they admitted their involvement in online gambling. From accused Shaiky Darda, 8 mobile phones, 4 passbooks, 12 ATM cards, and cash amounting to Rs. 14,100/- were seized. From accused Prateek Kumar Vadhwani, three mobile phones and cash amounting to Rs. 10,500/- were seized. From the mobile phones of the accused persons, betting platforms namely 23exch9.com, all panel exch.app, and 99.com were found, and records of online gambling were recovered. Thereafter, printouts of the screenshots were taken. The accused persons, in their memorandum statements, disclosed the involvement of other accused persons, namely, Surya (Mobile No. 9193660415), Dhananjay Vaishnav (Mobile No. 447700103039), Kuldeep 3 (Mobile No. 7718064937), Bhola (Mobile No. 9202491359), Shubham (Mobile No. 7569305092), Pramod (Mobile No. 9302977679), Prakash Chand Giri (Mobile No. 9752809455), and Shankar (Mobile No. 8420928266). They also disclosed that all the accused persons were engaged in the aforesaid betting platforms and, for the payment gateway, they used the WhatsApp groups namely "JMK DP" and "Jaidev DP". They further disclosed that their associates were running online gambling operations from Goa. During the investigation, it was also found that various bank accounts in the names of different persons were linked to the mobile number of accused Shaiky Darda, and the mobile phones of the other accused persons were also connected with bank accounts of various persons. Thereafter, the FIR was registered and, after investigation, a charge-sheet was filed against seven accused persons, including the present applicants, Prakashchand Miri, Saket Jagwani, and Dhananjay Kumar Vaishnav. From the applicant Prakashchand Miri, one mobile phone was seized. From the applicant Dhananjay Kumar Vaishnav, one laptop, one electronic notebook (tab), 16 mobile phones, and one wi-fi router have been seized. From the accused Saket Jagwani, two laptops, 17 mobile phones, and one Wi-Fi router have been seized. 4. Learned counsel for the applicant would submit that although the first bail application of the applicant has been dismissed on merits vide order dated 19.06.2026, but after rejection of his first 4 bail application, the similarly situated co-accused- Prakashchand Miri has been granted bail by the Hon’ble Supreme Court vide order dated 07.08.2026 passed in SLP (Criminal) No.12480/2026. The case of the applicant is similar to the case of Prakashchand Miri, therefore, he may also be released on bail. 5. On the other hand, learned State Counsel opposes the submission made by learned counsel for the applicant and would submit that the first bail application of the applicant has been rejected on merits and therefore, there is no change in circumstance, in the meantime, the second bail application is liable to be dismissed. 6. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the documents annexed with the bail application. 7. Considering the submissions made by learned counsel for the parties, the nature of allegation and the material collected during the investigation. Further considering the first bail application of the applicant has already been rejected on merits. Syndicate of the accused persons was involved in online gambling and the huge quantity of the electronic gazettes seized from the accused persons. The matter relates to Inter-State network for online gambling, I do not inclined to admit this second bail application on the ground of any change in circumstances. 5 8. Accordingly, the second bail application of the applicant is hereby dismissed at motion stage itself. Certified copy as per rules. Sd/- (Ravindra Kumar Agrawal) Judge Vasant