1 2026:CGHC:14394 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 1855 of 2026 • Jayaram Vajendla S/o Veera Raghava Rao Vajendla Aged About 46 Years R/o Plot No. 103, Sai Homes 2,old Karnavanipalem, Pedgantyada, Vishakapatnam, Dist. Vishakapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. ... Applicant(s) versus • State of Chhattisgarh Through Police Station- Saraswati Nagar, District Raipur C.G. ... Respondent(s) (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Applicant(s) : Mr. Sangeet Kumar Kushwaha, Advocate For Respondent(s) : Mr. Soumya Rai, Dy.G.A. Hon’ble Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Order on Board 25.03.2026 1. This is 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. 218/2025 registered at Police Station – Saraswati Nagar, District – Raipur (C.G.) for the offence punishable under Sections 318(4) and 3(5) of BNS. 2. As per prosecution story, in brief, is that it is alleged that between June 2025 till November 2025 Shreya Agrawal and VAISHALI LUCKY NAGARIA Digitally signed by VAISHALI LUCKY NAGARIA Date: 2026.03.28 16:08:59 +0530 2 others lured complainant into earning 4 times profit through an online trading platform and complainant downloaded the app for online trading and as instructed by Shreya Agrawal and others complainant deposited a sum of Rs. 71,50,000 at various accounts as instructed to him but when complainant asked for his profit share the same was not given to him aggrieved by it the complainant lodged and FIR dated 11.09.2025. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that applicant is a innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. He also submits that applicant’s name has not been mentioned in the FIR and applicant has not attributed in commission of alleged offences and only on the basis of suspicious, he has ben arrested by the Police. He also submits that applicant is in jail since 08.11.2025 and conclusion of the trial may take some time, therefore, he prays for grant of regular bail to the present applicant. 4. On the other hand, learned State counsel, opposes the bail application and submits that there is no previous antecedent against the applicant and chargesheet has already been filed in the present case. He also submits that in-compliance of this Court’s order dated 23.02.2026, Investigating Officer has filed his personal affidavit in the present case and the relevant paragraph of the affidavit is as follows: 4.That, since the matter involved an amount of more than 5 Lacs, on the instructions of the IGP, on receiving the advance investigation of the case at Cyber Range, Raipur, the diary was obtained and observed in which, on the date of incident, the complainant was added to a WhatsApp group by 3 unknown accused mobile number holders by sending friend request on Facebook through account holders of different banks and was made to download the App by telling the advantages of online trading and from the date of incident from 01.06.2025 to 11.09.2025, a total of 71.50 Lacs were defrauded online with the complainant from his bank accounts in various banks by unknown mobile number holders. In this regard, the information was taken from the concerned Bank which was in Indusind Bank Account Number 201003244280 of the concerned firm M/s Raghu Video, was found to be in the name of Jayaram Vajendla S/o Veera Ragjhava Rao Vejandla, Resident of Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, who was given notice under Section 35 (3) of the BNSS, 2023 to appear before the Range Cyber Police Station Raipur and he was found to be present before the Range cyber Police Station, Raipur, who had committed online fraud with the complainant/victim in his bank Indusind Bank Account Number 201003244280 and on the date of 05.08.2025, Rs. 59169/- and Rs. 90138/-, totaling Rs. 149307/- was received from the complainant in his bank account number. 5.That, during the investigation, it was found that, the total debit and credit transactions in the account number of the accused Indusind Bank account number from 01.06.2025 till 11.09.2025, were not clearly provided, the bank statement for the period of the incident is attached. When the complainant filed a report on the National Cyber Crime Reporting Coordination Portal/1930, during the incident, the balance in the said bank account was Rs. 2328.33/- until the account was frozen. 6.That, during the investigation, it was revealed that, the said accused bank account is in Indusind Bank Account Number 201003244280 in the related firm M/s. Raghu Video, reports have been registered in total 10 cyber Police Portals from other States. The details whereof, are as under: - Acknowledgment No. State District Police Station Category A251133100014 C.G. Raipur Saraswati Nagar 218/2025 4 21608250037033 Karnata ka Banglore City Whitefield Online Financial Fraud 23708250045261 Telanga na Cyberabad Chandranagar Online Financial Fraud 31108250156074 Gujrat Anand Vidyanagar Online Financial Fraud 31111250232025 Gujrat Anand Vidyanagar Online Financial Fraud 31909250165648 Maharas htra Brihan Mumbai City Cyber Police Station Central Region Online Financial Fraud 33208250066914 West Bengal Asansol Cyber PS Online Financial Fraud 33309250024111 C.G. Raipur Saraswai Nagar Online Financial Fraud 33309250024816 C.G. Raipur Saraswati Nagar Online Financial Fraud 33708250038235 Telanga na Hyderabad City Online Financial Fraud 5. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case diary. 6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, submissions of learned counsel for the parties, nature of dispute and material available in the case diary, it transpires from the affidavit filed by the Investigation Officer, present applicant was involved in the said crime and from the date of incident from 01.06.2025 to 11.09.2025, a total of 71.50 Lacs 5 were defrauded online with the complainant from his bank accounts therefore, this Court is of the opinion that it is not a fit case to enlarge the applicant on bail. 7. Accordingly, this bail application of applicant – Jayaram Vajendla, involved in Crime No.218/2025 registered at Police Station – Saraswati Nagar, District – Raipur (C.G.) for the offence punishable under Sections 318(4) and 3(5) of BNS is rejected at this stage. 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 vaishali