Dhananjay Mehar & ANR. v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR MCRC No. 2850 of 2021

1. Dhananjay Mehar S/o Rashik Mehar Aged About 27 Years,

2. Shahil @ Vashisht Mehar S/o Ramchandra Mehar Aged About 27 Years Both R/o Village Baldhiamal (As Per Fir And Adhar Card), Police Station Junagarh, District Kalahandi, Odisa. ---- Applicants

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• State Of Chhattisgarh Through - Station House Officer, Police Station Mainpur, District Gariyaband, Chhattisgarh. ---- Respondent For Applicants :- Mr. Vikash Pradhan, Advocate For Respondent-State :- Mr. Arjit Tiwari, PL Hon'ble Shri Prashant Kumar Mishra, Ag. CJ Order On Board 05/07/2021

1. The applicants have preferred this application under Section 439 of the Cr.P.C. for grant of regular bail as they are arrested in connection with crime No.16/2021 registered in Police Station Mainpur District - Gariyaband C.G. for the offence punishable under Section 20(b) of the NDPS Act.

2. Case of the prosecution, in brief, is that 8 kg of ganja has been recovered from each of the applicants when they were searched on 17.2.2021.

3. Learned State counsel would oppose the prayer for grant of bail. However, he would submit that the concerned SHO has not reported any previous antecedent of the applicants.

4. Considering the quantity of contraband recovered from the applicants and for the fact that they are in jail since 17.2.2021 and the charge-sheet has already been filed, I am inclined to release the applicants on bail.

5. Accordingly, the application is allowed and the applicants are directed to be released on bail on each of them executing a personal bond for a sum of Rs.1 Lac with two local sureties for the like amount to the satisfaction of the trial Court. They are directed to appear before the trial Court on each and every date given by the said Court. SD/- (Prashant Kumar Mishra) Acting Chief Justice Ayushi