Shyam Chauhan v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR MCRC No. 2206 of 2020 • Shyam Chauhan S/o Shri Sukhsagar Chauhan Aged About 32 Years R/o Village Kersai, Police Station Tapkara, District Jashpur Chhattisgarh.

---- Applicant

Versus

• State Of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer, Police Station Tapkara, District Jashpur Chhattisgarh ---- Non-Applicant For Applicant : Shri Manoj Chauhan, Advocate.

For Non-Applicant : Shri VR Tiwari, Additional AG and Shri Chandresh Shrivastava, Deputy AG.

Hon'ble Shri Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra Order On Board 13/04/2020 :

1. The applicant has preferred this application for grant of bail as he is arrested in connection with Crime No.36/2020 registered in Police Station Tapkara, District Jashpur for offence punishable under Section 34(2) of the Chhattisgarh Excise Act for illegally possessing 6.500 ml of country made liquor.

2. Having heard learned counsel for the parties, having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case and considering the fact that the applicant is in jail since 7.4.2020, this Court is inclined to release him on bail. Accordingly, the application is allowed and

the applicant is directed to be released on bail on his executing a personal bond for a sum of Rs.50,000/- with one surety for the like amount to the satisfaction of the concerned on duty remand Magistrate. He is directed to appear before the trial Court on each and every date given by the said Court. It is made clear that if the applicant involves himself in the offence of similar nature during the operation of this order, this order granting bail to the applicant shall automatically stand cancelled without reference to the Bench and the applicant shall be arrested forthwith.

3. Consequently, IA No.1 for grant of ad interim bail and IA No. 3, for grant of exemption and IA No.2 for urgent hearing during outbreak of Covid-19 Pandemic stand disposed of. Sd/- Judge (Prashant Kumar Mishra) Barve