Supreme Court – Daily Orders
Shailesh Kishan Kumar Chaurasia vs State Of U P on 20 May, 2026
Author: Aravind Kumar
Bench: Aravind Kumar
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
(CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. /2026)
(@SLP (CRL.) NO. 4006/2026)
SHAILESH KISHAN KUMAR CHAURASIA Appellant(s)
VERSUS
STATE OF U. P. & ORS. Respondent(s)
O R D E R
1. Heard.
2. Leave granted.
3. An FIR No. 71/2024 came to be lodged on
19.03.2024 under Sections 417, 419, 420, 465, 471,
474 and 506 IPC, 1860 at Police Station Kotwali,
District Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, alleging
cheating, impersonation and forgery in relation to
Signature Not Verified
Digitally signed by
PRIYANKA MALIK
Date: 2026.05.21
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16:41:26 IST
Reason: SLP (CRL.) NO. 4006/2026
opening of bank accounts and alleged illegal money
transactions. Undisputedly, appellant was not
named in the initial FIR registered and was
implicated later on the basis of custodial
interrogation of the co-accused. The prayer for
grant of anticipatory bail came to be rejected by
the Sessions Court and the High Court.
4. We have heard the arguments of the learned
counsels appearing for the parties. According to
the prosecution the role attributed to the
appellant is that he introduced the complainant to
one-Sanjay Chaurasia who took bank account’s
detail of the complainant for carrying out the
illegal transactions. The said Sanjay Chaurasia
was said to be running an illegal website named-
Anna Reddy Online Gaming and through that illegal
transaction has been carried out. On the ground
the gravity of the offence will have a societal
impact, the anticipatory bail has been rejected by
the High Court.
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5. Undisputedly, it is on record that after
completion of the investigation chargesheet has
been filed and supplementary chargesheet has also
been filed on 06.12.2024. The appellant has been
implicated, as noticed hereinabove, on the basis
of co-accused’s statement.
6. In the light of these facts, we are of the
considered view that custodial interrogation of
the appellant would not be warranted, at least at
this stage.
7. Hence, we allow this appeal by setting aside
the impugned order and order that appellant be
released on anticipatory bail on such terms and
conditions as Investigating Officer may deem fit
to impose including the condition of directing the
appellant to cooperate with further investigation,
if any, and shall appear before the trial Court on
all dates of hearing except when exempted for any
specific reason.
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8. Pending application(s), if any, shall stand
disposed of.
………………J
[ARAVIND KUMAR]
………………..J
[PRASANNA B. VARALE]
New Delhi;
20 May, 2026.
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ITEM NO.6 COURT NO.15 SECTION II
S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (Crl.)
No(s). 4006/2026
[Arising out of impugned final judgment and order
dated 26-05-2025 in CRMABA No. 10204/2024 passed
by the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad]
SHAILESH KISHAN KUMAR CHAURASIA Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
STATE OF U P & ORS. Respondent(s)
FOR ADMISSION and I.R.
[IA No. 61719/2026-EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T. and
IA No. 61720/2026-PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL
DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES]
Date : 20-05-2026 This matter was called on for
hearing today.
CORAM :
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ARAVIND KUMAR
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRASANNA B. VARALEFor Petitioner(s) :
Ms. Warisha Farasat, Adv.
Mr. Fozia Rahman, Adv.
Mr. Kaustabh Chaturvedi, Adv.
Mr. Sikander Ahmed Siddiqui,
Adv.
Mr. Abdul Qadir, Adv.
Mr. Satish Pandey, AORSLP (CRL.) NO. 4006/2026 5
For Respondent(s) :
Ms. Tulika Mukherjee, AOR
Mr. Beenu Sharma, Adv.
Mr. Venkat Narayan, Adv.
Mr. Gopal Jha, AOR
Mr. Umesh Kumar Yadav, Adv.
Ms. Shireesha Sharma, Adv.
Mr. Tilak Vij, Adv.
Ms. Ratna Priya Pradhan, Adv.
Mr. Shreyash Bhardwaj, Adv.
UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following
O R D E R
1. Leave granted.
2. The Criminal Appeal is allowed in terms of the
signed order which is placed on the file.
3. Pending application(s), if any, shall stand
disposed of.
(DEEPANSHU) (AVGV RAMU)
SENIOR PERSONAL ASSISTANT COURT MASTER (NSH)
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