Umakant Puri v. State Of Chhattisgarh

-1NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR MCRC No. 326 of 2018

1. Umakant Puri S/o Manoranjan Puri, Aged About 23 Years, R/o Village Bilaigad, Police Station And Tahsil, Saraipali, District Mahasamund Chhattisgarh, Chhattisgarh

2. Harishchand S/o Ramlal Sidar Dawangan, Aged About 26 Years, R/o Village Bilaigad, Police Station And Tahsil, Saraipali, District Mahasamund Chhattisgarh, District : Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh ---- Applicants

Versus

• State Of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer, Police Station Singhoda, District Mahsamund Chhattisgarh, Chhattisgarh ---- Non-applicant For Applicants - Shri Vikash Pradhan, Advocate. For Non-applicant/State - Shri Wasim Miyan, Panel Lawyer. Hon'ble Shri Justice Rajendra Chandra Singh Samant Order on Board 15-02-2018 1.

Heard on the application filed under Section 439 of the Cr.P.C. This is first bail application before this Court filed by the applicants for grant of regular bail. The applicants have been arrested on 17-12-2017 in connection with Crime No.11/2017 registered at P.S. Singhoda, District Mahsamund Chhattisgarh for the offence under Section 34(2) of the C.G. Excise Act. 2.

It is submitted on behalf of the applicants that the applicants have been falsely implicated in this case. They are in custody since 17-12-2017. Hence, they may be enlarged on bail.

3.

Learned counsel for the State/non-applicant opposes the application and submission. It is submitted that in total 9 bulk liter illicit liquor has been seized from the possession of the applicants. Hence, they are not entitled for grant of bail.

4.

Heard learned counsel for both the parties and perused the case diary. 5.

Considering the submissions made and the contents of the case diary,

-2detention of the applicant till completion of investigation and trial would not serve any purpose. Hence, for these reasons the application deserves to be allowed.

6.

Consequently, this application filed by the applicants under Section 439 of the Cr.P.C. for grant of regular bail is hereby allowed. It is directed that the applicants shall be released on bail on each of them furnishing a personal bond in the sum of Rs.25,000/- with one surety each in the like sum to the satisfaction of the concerned Court, for their appearance as and when directed. 7.

Certified copy as per rules.

Sd/- (Rajendra Chandra Singh Samant) Judge Aadil