Authority: High Court of Odisha, Cuttack (Justice G. Satapathy)

Order Date: 31 August 2026

Case Overview

  • Petitioners: Krushna Kumbhar @ Kishan, Ranjan Khilari @ Sunil, S.K. Alamgir, Subash Chandra Raul @ Raulo, Basant Singh @ Singh Sir @ Big Boss; Opposite Party: State of Odisha.
  • Applications filed under Section 483 of BNSS 2023 for bail in connection with cyber crime and economic offence (Sundargarh PS Case No.04 of 2026, GR Case No.591 of 2026) involving alleged offences under Sections 317(2)/318(2)/323/111(3)/111(4)/3(5) of BNS r/w Sections 66(C)/66(D) of the IT Act.
  • Alleged scheme: In March 2023 the petitioners, through intermediaries, created "RRK Public Bazaar Pvt. Ltd." and opened bank accounts in Bank of Baroda and Axis Bank. Funds totalling Rs 6,53,43,924.64 were credited to the Axis Bank account (No.923020050737950) between 01‑03‑2025 and 28‑02‑2026; Rs 6,50,42,181.24 was subsequently diverted via IMPS, NEFT and other online channels.
  • The Axis account was linked with 149 cyber‑crime complaints nationwide; overall 21 current accounts linked to 416 cyber‑crime complaints were found on the mobile of Basant Singh, who used the “Super‑SMS.apk” to generate OTPs for fraud.
  • Basant Singh was also found to possess statements of 20 other current accounts and had a prior conviction (Hare Street PS Case No.184, 04‑07‑2018) for conspiracy related to uranium smuggling.
  • Investigation led to charge‑sheet and custody of all petitioners; earlier arrests of Krushna Kumbhar and Ranjan Khilari were recorded.

Final Outcome

  • Bail denied for Basant Singh @ Singh Sir @ Big Boss (BLAPL No.6959 of 2026).
  • Bail granted to Krushna Kumbhar @ Kishan (BLAPL No.5178), Ranjan Khilari @ Sunil (BLAPL No.5204), S.K. Alamgir (BLAPL No.6445), and Subash Chandra Raul @ Raulo (BLAPL No.6799) on the condition of furnishing bail bonds of Rs 50,000 each with one solvent surety.
  • The orders were disposed of, and a soft copy of the judgment is to be communicated to the concerned court and subsequently to the jail via e‑mail.

Topics: Bail Decision, Cyber Fraud