Surendra Sonkar @ Sheru v. State Of Chhattisgarh

-1NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR MCRC No. 864 of 2017 Surendra Sonkar @ Sheru S/o Chhabbu Lal Sonkar Aged About 29 Years R/o Karchhaha Baraon, Police Station Karchhaha, District Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. ---- Applicant

Versus

State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Station House, Police Station Balod, District Balod, Chhattisgarh.

---- Respondent For Applicant :

Ms. Kiran Singh, Advocate For Respondent/State :

Shri D.R. Minj, Dy. Govt. Advocate S.B. Hon'ble Shri Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava Order On Board 13/02/2017

1. This is second application for grant of bail. First application was not pressed at that stage.

2. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that at present, it is submitted that the applicant is in jail since 22/07/2016 and there is no material progress in the trial. It is submitted that even the charges have not been framed till date.

3. At this stage, looking to the period of pre-trial detention and nature and gravity of allegations, I am not inclined to grant bail to the applicant. The application is therefore rejected.

It is, however, surprising that till date, no charges have been framed.

4. The Trial Court is directed to expedite the matter and take necessary steps towards framing of charges at the earliest. If the trial is not concluded within a reasonable time, the applicant would be at liberty to revive this application.

-25. A copy of this order be sent to the concerned Court with a direction to inform progress of trial after three months.

Sd/-/- (Manindra Mohan Shrivastava) Judge Praveen