Sharat Bihari Maher And ORS. v. State Of Chhattisgarh

HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR MCRC No. 576 of 2018

1. Sharat Bihari Maher, Aged About 47 Years, S/o Shri Vijay Chand Maher,

2. Shrawan Maher, Aged About 33 Years, S/o Shri Dashrath Maher,

3. Krishana Chand, Aged About 38 Years, S/o Shri Mohan Lal Nai, R/o Village Checheiguda. P.S. Junagarh, District Kalahandi (Od), District : Kalahandi, Orissa ---- Applicants

Versus

State Of Chhattisgarh Through P.S. Kotwali, District Gariyaband Chhattisgarh ---- Respondent For applicants - Ms. Arpana Singh, Advocate. For Respondent/State -Ms. Madhunisha Singh, PL. Hon'ble Shri Justice Goutam Bhaduri Order 26/03/2018 1.

The applicants have preferred this application for grant of bail as they are arrested in connection with Crime No.240/2017 registered in Police Station Kotwali, Dist. Gariyaband (C.G.) for offence punishable under section 20(B) of NDPS Act.

2.

As per the prosecution case, on 19/12/2017 a car bearing registration No.C.G. 04 HD-5055 having been intercepted and checked wherein from the applicants 17.800 gms of cannabis were recovered. 3.

Learned counsel for the applicants submits that the applicants were falsely implicated in the case and they were not in conscious possession of the cannabis, therefore the applicants may be released on bail. 4.

Learned State counsel opposes the prayer for grant of bail. 5.

Perused the case diary. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, specially taking into quantity of cannabis seized, this court is not

inclined to release the applicants on bail.

6.

Accordingly, the bail application is dismissed. Sd/- (Goutam Bhaduri) JUDGE gouri