Shanker Lal v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR MCRC No. 320 of 2018 Shanker Lal S/o Ganga Prasad Kesharwani, Aged About 26 Years R/o Beside Of Bus Stand , Manendragarh Police Station And Tahsil Manendragarh District Korea Chhattisgarh , Chhattisgarh ---- Applicant

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State Of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer, Police Of Police Station Manendragarh District Korea Chhattisgarh , Chhattisgarh ---- Respondent ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For Applicant : Mr. Anil Gulati , Advocate.

For State : Mr. Chandresh Shrivastava,PL ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon'ble Shri Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava Order on Board 16/03/2018 1.

The applicant has been arrested in connection with Crime No. 308/2017 registered at Police Station - Manendragarh (wrongly mentioned in P.S. Chirmiri in certified copy) District- Korea (CG) for alleged commission of offences under Section 457, 380 r/w 34 of IPC. 2.

Case of the prosecution is that the Co-accused entered in the house of victim and stolen ornaments worth Rs. 2,00000/- . 3.

Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant has been falsely implicated. He further submits that investigation and charge sheet has been filed. Looking to the amount involved in the case and maximum punishment which could be given to the applicant, at this stage he may be granted bail.

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On the other hand, learned counsel for the State opposes bail application and submits that looking to the value of ornaments stolen by the applicant , the application may be rejected. 5.

Having considered both the circumstances, value of the ornaments alleged have been stolen and that the applicant is in jail since last five months, investigation is complete and charge sheet has been filed, I am inclined to grant bail.

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Accordingly, the application is allowed. It is directed that the applicant shall be released on bail furnishing a personal bond in the sum of Rs. 25,000/- along with two local sureties of the like amount to the satisfaction of the Trial Court. He shall appear before the Trial Court regularly on each and every date, unless exempted from appearance. Certified copy as per rules.

Sd/- (Manindra Mohan Shrivastava) Judge Rohit