Imtiyaz Ansari v. State Of Chhattisgarh,

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR MCRC No. 2295 of 2020 • Imtiyaz Ansari, S/o Shri Jakir Ansari, Aged About 28 Years, R/o C/63, Shahin Bag, South Delhi.

---- Applicant

Versus

• State of Chhattisgarh Through District Magistrate, Raipur, DistrictRaipur, Chhattisgarh. ---- Respondent For Applicant : Mr. Pragalbha Sharma, Adv.

For Respondent/State : Mr. Ayaz Naved, G.A.

Hon'ble Smt. Justice Rajani Dubey Order on Board 18.06.2020

1. The accused/applicant has moved this first bail application under Section 439 of Criminal Procedure Code for releasing him on regular bail during trial in connection with Crime No. 547/2019 registered at Police Station- City Kotwali, District- Raipur (C.G.) for the offence punishable under Sections 420, 120B, 34 of IPC.

2. The prosecution story, in brief is that, one Renubha Dewangan lodged a report alleging that the present applicant along with other coaccused persons have personated themselves as an agent of Kotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life Insurance Ltd. and cheated her in the name of Life Insurance Policy and she has deposited a sum of Rs. 20,00,000/- in different bank accounts from 2014 to 2019 for the renewal of the old life insurance policy. Thereafter, offence has been registered against the present applicant and he has been taken into custody.

3. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant is innocent and has been falsely implicated in the crime in question. He further submits that offence has been triable by the Judicial Magistrate

First Class. The applicant is in jail since 23.04.2020, there is no likelihood of his case being decided in near future, therefore, the present applicant may be released on bail.

4. On the other hand, counsel for the State opposes the bail application and the submission made in this respect. He further submits that there is also a criminal antecedent against the present applicant. It is submitted that the allegation against him is of serious in nature, therefore, no case is made out for grant of bail.

5. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case diary.

6. Taking into consideration the nature and gravity of the offence, facts and circumstances of the case, and further considering the facts that offence has been triable by the Judicial Magistrate First Class. The applicant is in jail since 23.04.2020, and the trial is likely to take some time for its final disposal, this Court is of the view that it is a fit case to release the applicant on bail. Accordingly, the application is allowed.

7. Accused/applicant is directed to be released on bail on his executing a personal bond in the sum of Rs. 1,00,000/-, with one local surety in the like sum to the satisfaction of the trial Court. He is directed to appear before the trial Court on each and every date given to him by the said Court.

8. It is made clear that if the applicant has already been released on bail pursuant to the bail bonds already furnished in view of the order passed by the High Power committee constituted in compliance of the order of the Supreme Court of India dated 23.03.2020 in the matter of In Re: Contagion of COVID 19 Virus in Prisons (Suo Moto Writ Petition (c) No. 1/2020), he need not furnish bail bonds afresh and the bail bonds already furnished shall be deemed to be the bail bonds furnished in compliance of the order of this Court, but if he has not furnished the bail bonds earlier, then he will be required to furnish bail bonds within four weeks from today.

9. Certified copy, as per rule.

Sd/- (Rajani Dubey) Judge Ruchi