Sohar Singh v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR MCRC No. 1523 of 2020 • Sohar Singh S/o Dinsai Aged About 65 Years Resident Of Village- Dakai, Majhapara, Police Station Lundra, District Surguja Chhattisgarh ---- Applicant

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• State Of Chhattisgarh Through Police Station Lundra, District Surguja Chhattisgarh ---- Non-Applicant For Applicant : Shri Manoj Paranjpe, Advocate. For Non-Applicant : Shri Vikram Sharma, Deputy GA. For Complainant : Shri Rajat Agrawal, Advocate. Proceeding Through Video Conferencing Hon'ble Shri Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra Order On Board 11/08/2020 :

1. The applicant has preferred this application for grant of bail as he is arrested in connection with Crime No.135/2019 registered in Police Station Lundra, District Surguja for offence under Sections 302, 147, 148, 149 and 323 of the IPC.

2. As per the FIR lodged by Vishnu Yadav, who is an eyewitness, as also in the statements of other eyewitnesses namely, Girvar Yadav and Suresh Pawle, initially Sunil Singh assaulted the deceased by means of spade, but later on other accused persons including the present applicant had also taken part in the assault.

3. Considering the eyewitness account, this Court is not inclined to release the

applicant on bail. Accordingly, the application is rejected. However, liberty is reserved in favour of the applicant to move again after examination of eyewitnesses.

Sd/- Judge (Prashant Kumar Mishra) Barve