Abhishek Mandal v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR MCRC No. 487 of 2021 • Abhishek Mandal, S/o Shri Jaibandhu Mandal, Aged About 28 Years, R/o Villlage Bishrampur, Police Station - Bishrampur, Tahsil & District Surajpur, Chhattisgarh.

---- Applicant

Versus

• State Of Chhattisgarh Through: Police Station Ramanujnagar, District - Surajpur (Chhattisgarh).

---- Respondent For Applicant : Mr. Prafull N. Bharat, Adv.

For Respondent/State : Mr. B.P. Banjare, Dy. G.A.

Hon'ble Smt. Justice Rajani Dubey Order on Board 18.06.2021

1. Heard.

2. The accused/applicant has moved this first bail application under Section 439 of Criminal Procedure Code for releasing him on regular bail during trial in connection with Crime No. 110/2020 registered at Police Station- Ramanujnagar, District - Surajpur (C.G.) for the offence punishable under Sections 420, 409, 467, 468, 471 and 120-B of IPC.

3. The prosecution story, in brief is that, it has been alleged that the erstwhile Manager namely Alok Kumar Gupta of Central Bank of Ramanujnagar along with other employees made illegal and fraudulent transactions from the account of various customers and committed an offence of cheating and misappropriation. Based on this, offence has been registered against the present applicant and he has been taken into custody on 01.07.2020.

4. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant is innocent and has been falsely implicated in the crime in

question. He further submits that the charge-sheet has been filed and the present applicant is not a main accused person. He next added that the offence is triable by Judicial Magistrate First Class and the applicant is in jail since 01.07.2020, there is no likelihood of his case being decided in near future, therefore, the present applicant may be released on bail.

5. On the other hand, counsel for the State opposes the bail application submitting that there is an evidence which shows that huge amount of money is misappropriated by the applicant, therefore, it is not a fit case to release him on bail.

6. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and material available on record.

7. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, especially nature and gravity of crime in question, at this stage, I am not inclined to release him on bail.

8. Accordingly, his application filed under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure is rejected.

Sd/- (Rajani Dubey) Judge Ruchi