High Court Of ChhattisgarhMCRC/635/2020allowed

Akil Khan & ANR. v. State Of Chhattisgarh

2020-03-12Hon'Ble Smt. Justice Rajani Dubey2 pages

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR MCRC No. 635 of 2020

1. Akil Khan & Anr. S/o Khalil Khan Aged About 30 Years Near Jansampark Office, Rajendra Nagar Ward, Jagdalpur, District Bastar Chhattisgarh.

2. Ashish Mukherjee S/o Amarnath Mukherjee Aged About 39 Years R/o Dharampura No. 3, In Front Of P.G. Hostel, Jagdalpur, District Bastar Chhattisgarh.

---- Applicants

Versus

• State Of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer, Police Station, Kotwali, Jagdalpur, District Bastar Chhattisgarh. ---- Respondent For Applicants : Ms. K.Tripti Rao, Advocate For Respondent/State : Shri B.L.Sahu, PL Hon'ble Smt. Justice Rajani Dubey Order On Board 12/03/2020 The applicants have filed this application under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for grant of regular bail as they are in custody in connection with Crime No.510/2019 registered at police station Kotwali, Jagdalpur District Bastar (CG) for the offence punishable under Section 20(B)(II)(C) of the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act.

As per prosecution case, on receiving information, the police party raided and seized 30.610 Kgs. of ganja from the possession of the applicants which was being transported by them from Orissa to

Jagdalpur.

Counsel for the applicants submits that the applicants have been falsely implicated in the case and the mandatory provisions of NDPS Act have not been complied with. He further submits that the applicants are in jail since 05.10.2019 and looking to the conduct of the prosecution it is clear that the trial will take time for its conclusion. On the other hand counsel for the State opposes the bail application.

Having heard counsel for the parties, considered the totality of the fact, in particular the detention period of the applicants, I am inclined to release them on regular bail. Accordingly, their application filed under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure is allowed. It is directed that in the event of each of the applicants' furnishing a personal bond in the sum of Rs. 1,00,000/- with one local surety for the like sum to the satisfaction of the concerned Court, they shall be released on bail.

Sd/- (Rajani Dubey) Judge suguna