Keshav Patel v. State Of Chhattisgarh

HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR Order Sheet MCRC No. 188 of 2018 (Arising out of Crime No. 105/2017 registered at PS- Banki Mongra, District- Korba, Chhattisgarh for the offence punishable under sections 420, 468, 471 & 34 of IPC) ---------------- Keshav Patel S/o Awadhesh Patel, Aged About 19 Years R/o Bajrang Chowk, Raj Kishore Nagar, Police Station Sarkanda District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh. ---- Applicant

Versus

State of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer, Police Station Banki Mongra District Korba Chhattisgarh.

---- Respondent 27.03.2018 Shri Ashish Gupta, Counsel for the applicant. Shri Suryakant Mishra, Panel Lawyer for the State. Heard.

This is first bail application.

As per the prosecution case, a report was made by one Vidyadhar Behra that in order to provide job to the complainant an amount of Rs. 3,50,000/- was taken by the applicant and other co-accused.

Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant was merely working as an agent in the placement agency and the amount has been transferred by the complainant in the account of Bikram Naik and Suman Kumar against whom the additional charge-sheet has been ordered to be registered. He further submits that the applicant is in jail since 06.09.2017 and charge-sheet has been filed, therefore, he may be released on bail.

Per contra, learned State counsel opposes the bail application. On perusal of the case diary documents and considering the statement of the complainant, I am not inclined to release the applicant on bail. Accordingly, this bail application is rejected.

Sd/- GOUTAM BHADURI JUDGE R a o .