1 CGHC010323012026 2026:CGHC:41511 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 8178 of 2026 Moti Singh S/o Narendra Singh Aged About 19 Years R/o Taniska Rest House, Rathaur Chowk, Raipur, Tehsil And District Raipur Chhattisgarh ... Applicant(s) versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer, Police Station Supela, District Durg Chhattisgarh ... Non-Applicant(s) For Applicant : Mr. Arpit Parakh, Advocate holding the brief of Mr. Amit Jaiswal, Advocate. For Non-Applicant/State : Mr. K.S. Saini, Dy. Govt. Advocate. Hon'ble Mr. Rakesh Mohan Pandey, Judge Order on Board 24/09/2026 1. The applicant has preferred this First Bail Application under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short, 'BNSS'), for grant of regular bail, as he has been arrested in connection with Crime No.712/2026, registered at Police Station Supela, District Durg (C.G.), for the offence punishable under Sections 318(2), 318(4) and 112(2) of Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. 2. The case of prosecution, in brief, is that, pursuant to the instructions KUNAL DEWANGAN Digitally signed by KUNAL DEWANGAN 2 received from the higher authorities, information regarding mobile SIM numbers allegedly being used for obtaining illegal money through cyber fraud was collected from the Coordination Portal of the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, which facilitates sharing of information relating to cyber crimes for investigation purposes. It is alleged that on 21.05.2026, an amount of Rs.20,00,000/- was transferred from the complainant's bank account through an online financial transaction to a bank account described as "REEJA OLA UBER VENDOR". Thereafter, the said amount was allegedly layered and routed through multiple bank accounts with an intention to conceal its source and evade detection by the banking and investigating authorities. Upon realizing that the transaction was fraudulent, the complainant lodged a report on 22.05.2026, pursuant to which Crime No.712/2026 was registered at Police Station Supela, District Durg (C.G.) against the concerned mobile numbers and bank account holders. During investigation, the applicant Moti Singh was arrayed as an accused. From his possession, cash amounting to Rs.10,000/-, one Samsung mobile phone, three cheque books pertaining to accounts maintained with Punjab National Bank, Bank of Baroda and Bandhan Bank, four debit cards of Bandhan Bank, Punjab National Bank, Ujjivan Small Finance Bank and Bank of Baroda, one PAN Card, a copy of Aadhaar Card, three photocopies of PAN Card, three photocopies of different Aadhaar Cards and twelve passport-size photographs of the applicant were seized vide 3 seizure memo in the presence of witnesses. It is further alleged that during investigation, the applicant was found to be connected with the alleged cyber-fraud transaction and was accordingly arrayed as an accused along with 14 other persons. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant would submits that the applicant is innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present case. He further submits that the applicant is not directly involved in the commission of the crime, his bank account has not been used in the commission of the crime and there is no transaction in his account. He would further submits that the applicant has been implicated merely on suspicion and the main culprits are still absconding, whereas the applicant is in custody since 27.05.2026 and in the present case, the charge-sheet has already been filed before the competent Court. and the conclusion of the trial is likely to take some time therefore, he prays for grant of bail to the applicant. 4. On the other hand, learned State counsel would oppose the prayer for grant of bail and submit that the present applicant is allegedly a part of an organised cyber-crime network and incriminating materials have been seized from his possession. It is further contended that the applicant allegedly used manipulated Aadhaar Cards for opening bank accounts in four different banks, which were allegedly used in connection with the commission of the offence. Therefore, looking to the nature of the allegations and the material collected during investigation and affidavit filed by the concerned Investigation Officer, he submits that the applicant is not 4 entitled to be released on bail. 5. I have heard learned counsel appearing for the parties and perused the case diary as well as the material available on record. 6. Having considered the facts and circumstances of the case, nature and gravity of the offence alleged against the applicant and particularly, the fact that the applicant is alleged to have used manipulated Aadhaar Cards for opening bank accounts in four different banks, which were allegedly found to be connected with the organised cyber-fraud network and further that incriminating articles have been seized from his possession during the course of investigation, thus looking to the nature of the allegations and the material collected during investigation and affidavit filed by the concerned Investigation Officer, I am not inclined to grant bail to the applicant. 7. Accordingly, the bail application of the applicant namely -Moti Singh, involved in Crime No.712/2026, registered at Police Station Supela, District Durg (C.G.), for the offence punishable under Sections 318(2), 318(4) and 112(2) of Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023., is rejected. - S/- Sd/- (Rakesh Mohan Pandey) Judge Kunal