High Court Of ChhattisgarhMCRC/4115/2021allowed

Dhirendra Kumar Dewangan v. State Of Chhattisgarh

2021-07-29Hon'Ble The Acting Chief Justice2 pages

MCRC No. 4115 of 2021 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR Proceedings through video conferencing MCRC No. 4115 of 2021 • Dhirendra Kumar Dewangan S/o Badri Prasad Dewangan, Aged About 37 Years R/o Village Jawalpur, Ps Baloda, District Janjgir Champa Chhattisgarh.

---- Applicant

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• State of Chhattisgarh Through The Station House Officer, Police Station Gandhi Nagar, District Surguja (Chhattisgarh), District : Surguja (Ambikapur), Chhattisgarh ---- Respondent _____________________________________________________ For Applicant - Shri Jitendra Shrivastava, Advocate.

For Respondent/State - Shri Sudeep Agrawal, Dy. Advocate General.

Hon'ble Shri Prashant Kumar Mishra Ag. Chief Justice Order on Board 29-07-2021

1. Heard.

2. The applicant has preferred the first bail application under Section 439 of the Cr.P.C., as he has been arrested in connection with Crime No.232/2019, registered at Police Station - Gandhi Nagar, DistrictSurguja (C.G.) for the offence punishable under Section 420/34 of the Indian Penal Code; Section 3, 4 of the Prize Chits and Money Circulation Schemes (Banning) Act and Section 10 of the Chhattisgarh Protection of Depositors Interest Act.

MCRC No. 4115 of 2021

3. The applicant alongwith co-accused Jamuna Chouhan, Prakash Mani, Omprakash and Purendra Kumar were working with Shubh Sai Dicon India Ltd. having their office at Ambikapur, (C.G.). In the year 2014, they collected different amounts from depositors with assurance of doubling the amount within short period. However, in 2015, they closed the office and ran away.

4. The present FIR has been lodged on 15-10-2019 i.e. after about four years form the date the company closed its office.

5. Learned State counsel would oppose the prayer for grant of bail.

6. Co-accused Omprakash Dheevar who is named in the FIR, has been released on bail in MCRC No.9123 of 2020. The applicant is in jail since 18-03-2021 and the charge sheet has already been filed, therefore, considering all the relevant aspects of the matter, I am inclined to release the applicant on bail.

7. Accordingly, the bail 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 trial Court. He is directed to appear before the trial Court on each and every date given by the said Court.

SD/- (Prashant Kumar Mishra) Acting Chief Judge Amardeep