Jairam Verma v. The State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR M.CR.C. No. 550 of 2019 Jairam Verma S/o Shri Shri Ram Verma, aged About 43 Years by Caste Lodhi, R/o Village Ghoghedabri, Post Chichola, Tahsil Khairagarh (wrongly mention as Dongargarh), District Rajnandgaon Chhattisgarh ---- Applicant

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The State Of Chhattisgarh, through Police Station Dongargarh, District Rajnandgaon Chhattisgarh ---- Respondent For Applicant : Mr. Parag Kotecha, Advocate For Respondent/State : Mr. H.S. Ahluwalia, Dy. A.G..

Hon'ble Shri Justice Rajendra Chandra Singh Samant Order On Board 08/02/2019

1. This is the first bail application filed under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 for grant of regular bail to the applicant, who has been arrested in connection with Crime No.180/2018, registered at Police Station - Dongargarh, District- Rajnandgaon (C.G.), for the offence punishable under Section 420, 467, 468, 471/34, 120B of the Indian Penal Code.

2. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the applicant that the applicant has been falsely implicated in this case. Applicant is in jail since 09.12.2018. No case is made out against this applicant on the basis of the material present in the charge-sheet. The applicant has not committed any offence. Hence, prayed that the applicant may be enlarged on bail.

3. On the other hand, learned counsel for the State opposes the bail application and the submission made in this respect. It is submitted that no case is made out for grant of bail.

4. I have heard the learned counsel for both the parties and perused the case diary.

5. The case of the prosecution in brief is this that the applicant is one of the conspirator and facilitator in preparing forged and false loan cases and in providing forged document with the help of which false loans were sanctioned by the bank in KCC scheme which was misappropriated in collaboration with the co-accused persons. Hence, this case.

6. Considered on the submissions made and the contents of the case diary. Considering the entire material present in the case diary, now the charge-sheet has been filed and there is no requirement of this applicant to keep in custody. Hence, for these reasons, this Court is of the opinion that present is a fit case, in which, the applicant should be enlarged on regular bail.

7. Accordingly, the bail application filed under Section 439 of the Cr.P.C. is allowed.

8. It is directed that applicant shall be released on bail on his furnishing a personal bond in the sum of Rs.25,000/- with one surety in the like sum to the satisfaction of the concerned trial Court, for his appearance as and when directed.

Certified copy as per rules.

Sd/- (Rajendra Chandra Singh Samant) Judge Balram