Punita Bai Chauhan & ANR. v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR MCRC No. 1810 of 2019

1. Punita Bai Chauhan W/o Shri Ram Manohar Loniya Aged About 35 Years,

2. Parema Bai W/o Shri Ravishankar Chauhan Aged About 55 Years Both are R/o Village Ghutku, P. S. Koni, Tahsil Takhatpur, District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh, District : Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh ---- Applicants

Versus

State Of Chhattisgarh Through P. S. Sarkanda, District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh, District : Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh ---- Respondent For the Applicants :

Shri Deepak Jain, Advocate For the State :

Shri SRJ Jaiswal, Panel Lawyer ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon'ble Shri Justice Sharad Kumar Gupta Order On Board /04/2019

1. This is the first bail application under Section 439 of the CrPC and there is no bail application is pending before any other Court.

2. Perused the case diary provided by the learned counsel for the State in connection with the Crime No.150/2019 registered at Police Station Sarkanda, District Bilaspur (C.G.) for the offence punishable under Section 379, 34 of IPC.

3. Case of the prosecution, in brief is that complainant Rajesh Kumar Soni runs a jewelery shop in the name and style of Divya Jewelers at Seepat Chowk, Sarkanda. On 03/02/2019 at 1.00 p.m. some unknown woman stole some silver ornaments. Applicants identified in CCTV footage.

4. Learned counsel for the applicants submits that they are innocent and falsely implicated in the present case, therefore, they shall be released on bail.

5. On the other hand, counsel for the State opposes the bail application. He further submits that no criminal antecedents against the applicants.

6. Looking to the facts and circumstances of the case,looking to the fact that there is no likelihood of the accused to abscond and tamper the evidence, it is directed that if the applicants furnishes two solvent sureties for a sum of Rs. 25,000/- each along with one personal bond of Rs. 50,000/- each to the satisfaction of the trial Court concerned with the condition that they will not involve themselves in any of the crime in future, they shall be released on bail.

7. Certified copy as per rules.

Sd/- (Sharad Kumar Gupta) Judge Kamde