1 2026:CGHC:11693 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 8967 of 2025 1 - Ravikant Sahu S/o Ramesh Kumar Sahu Aged About 25 Years R/o Village Sarona, P.S.- Sarona, District Kanker (C.G.) 2 - Chandrashekhar Nayak S/o Rakesh Kumar Nayak Aged About 25 Years R/o Village Sarona, P.S.- Sarona, District Kanker (C.G.) ...Applicants Versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through P.S.- Kondagaon, District- Kondagaon (C.G.) …Non-applicant For Applicants : Mr. Akath Kumar Yadav, Advocate. For Non-Applicant/State : Mr. Nitansh Jaiswal, Dy. Govt. Advocate. Hon’ble Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Order on Board 11.03.2026 1. The applicants have preferred this First Bail Application under Section 483 of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for grant of regular bail, as they have been arrested in connection with Crime No. 322/2025, registered at Police Station : Kondagaon, District- Kondagaon (C.G.) for the offence punishable under Sections 317(2), 317(5) and 3(5) of the BNS. VAIBHAV SINGH Digitally signed by VAIBHAV SINGH Date: 2026.03.12 11:27:10 +0530 2 2. The prosecution story in brief is that, one Aman Paswan, who was working on the Village post office told to the present applicants to open accounts for them and offered them money for the same. That, Ravikant Sahu, told Lokeshwar Hirwani, that, I'l give you work, open your joint account, a joint account will give you more work. And thereafter Lokeshwar Hirwani along with the Kameshwar Nag opened joint account and same has been given to the accused person there after main accused Aman Paswan sent the accounts number to Gaurav Raut. That the all transactions were made via the joint account of the Lokeshwar Hirwani and Kameshwar Nag by the main accused Aman Pashwan & Gourav Raut, there after police was caught the Lokeshwar Hirwani and Kameshwar Nag they have stated against the applicant and other accused, Therefore, the police station Kondagaon has registered the FIR in crime no 322/2025 offences punishable under section 317(2), 317(5) and 3(5) BNS against the present applicant & other Co-accused persons. 3. Learned counsel for the applicants submits that the the applicants have been falsely implicated in the present case and no prima facie case is made out against them. The applicants are innocent and have been roped into the alleged offence due to personal enmity. They have not committed any offence under Sections 317(2), 317(5) and 3(5) of BNS, 2023, and therefore the said provisions are not attracted in the present matter. In fact, the bank account through which the alleged transactions were made was opened and operated by Lokeshwar Hirwani and Kameshwar Nag, who appear to be the main persons responsible, yet the FIR has not been registered against them. The passbook, internet banking password and cheque book are 3 confidential documents which remain in the knowledge and control of the account holders themselves, i.e., Lokeshwar Hirwani and Kameshwar Nag, and therefore they alone are responsible for any transactions made through their account. Despite this, the present applicants have been falsely implicated. It is further submitted that the learned trial court failed to properly appreciate these facts while rejecting the bail application. The applicants have no criminal antecedents and there is no direct evidence connecting them with the alleged offence. They are the sole bread earners of their families and their families are completely dependent upon them for their livelihood. Additionally, the sister of Applicant No.1 is soon to be married and the entire responsibility of managing the wedding lies upon him. The applicant’s mother is also suffering from various serious ailments and requires proper care and attention. Hence, the prosecution case appears to be false and concocted, and the applicants deserve to be enlarged on bail. 4. On the other hand, learned State Counsel opposed the bail application and submitted that the charge-sheet has already been filed. It is submitted that FIR bearing Crime No. 322/2025 has been registered at Police Station Kondagaon, District Kondagaon (C.G.) for the offences under Sections 317(2), 317(5) and 3(5) of the BNS, 2023. During investigation, it was found that the bank account of Lokeshwar Hirwani and Kameshwar Nag in Central Bank of India, Kondagaon Branch was used for cyber fraud transactions and about 41 online complaints from different cities of the country have been received against the said account. The account holders disclosed that the present applicants induced them to open the account on the pretext of 4 providing work and thereafter took control of the passbook, ATM card and internet banking details. During investigation, various passbooks, ATM cards, mobile phones and SIM cards were seized from the possession of the applicants. It was further revealed that an amount of about Rs. 9.77 crores was credited and about Rs. 9.75 crores was withdrawn from the said accounts within a short period. Considering the serious nature of the offence and the possibility that the applicants may abscond or influence the evidence if released on bail, learned State Counsel prayed for rejection of the bail application. 5. I have heard learned counsel appearing for the parties and perused the case diary. 6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and upon perusal of the affidavit filed by the concerned Superintendent of Police, it appears that during the course of investigation it was revealed that the bank account of Lokeshwar Hirwani and Kameshwar Nag in Central Bank of India, Kondagaon Branch was used for cyber fraud transactions and an amount of Rs. 72,09,424/- was transacted through the said account. It has also been found that as many as 41 online cyber fraud complaints have been received from different cities across the country against the said account. The investigation further reveals that the present applicants Ravikant Sahu and Chandra Shekhar Nayak had induced the account holders to open the joint account on the pretext of providing them employment and thereafter obtained the passbook, internet banking password and cheque book, thereby gaining control over the said account. During investigation, various bank passbooks, ATM cards, mobile phones and SIM cards 5 were seized from the possession of the applicants. It has also come on record that an amount of Rs. 9,77,14,814/- was credited and Rs. 9,75,91,522/- was debited from the said bank accounts within a short span of time, indicating the involvement of the applicants in large- scale cyber fraud activities. Considering the serious nature and gravity of the offence, the manner in which the alleged crime has been committed, the huge amount involved and the possibility of the applicants absconding or influencing the witnesses if released on bail, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the applicants. Accordingly, the bail application filed by the present applicants deserves to be and is hereby rejected. 7. Accordingly, the bail application of the applicants – Ravikant Sahu, Chandrashekhar Nayak involved in rime No. 322/2025, registered at Police Station : Kondagaon, District- Kondagaon (C.G.) for the offence punishable under Sections 317(2), 317(5) and 3(5) of the BNS, is rejected 8. Needless to say that the trial Court concerned is at liberty to proceed and conclude the trial 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 vaibhav