Kartik Banjare & ANR. v. State Of Chhattisgarh

-1NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR MCRC No. 3229 of 2018

1. Kartik Banjare S/o Late Ghunari Banjare, Aged About 65 Years, R/oWard No. 4, Mahamaya Para, Gandai, Post Office And Police StationGandai, Tahsil- Chhuikhadan, District- Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh., District : Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh

2. Anuj Ratre S/o Late Barandas Ratre, Aged About 24 Years, R/o- Ward No. 15, Ram Para Gandai, Post Office And Police Station- Gandai, Tahsil- Chhuikhadan, District- Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh., District : Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh ---- Applicants

Versus

• State Of Chhattisgarh Through- Station House Officer, Police StationGandai, District- Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh., District : Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh ---- Non-applicant For Applicants - Mr. Shivendu Pandya, Advocate. For Non-applicant/State - Ms. K. Tripti Rao, Panel Lawyer. Hon'ble Shri Justice Rajendra Chandra Singh Samant Order on Board 15-05-2018 1.

Heard on the application filed under Section 439 of the Cr.P.C. This is first bail application before this Court filed by the applicants for grant of regular bail. The applicants have been arrested on 18-04-2018 in connection with Crime No.74/2018 registered at P.S. Gandai, District- Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh for the offence under Section 34(2) of the C.G. Excise Act. 2.

It is submitted on behalf of the applicants that the applicants have been falsely implicated in this case. They are in custody since 18-04-2018. Hence, they may be enlarged on bail.

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Learned counsel for the State/non-applicant opposes the application and submission. It is submitted that in total 5.400 bulk liter illicit liquor has been seized from the possession of the applicants. Hence, they are not entitled for grant of bail.

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Heard learned counsel for both the parties and perused the case diary.

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Considering the submissions made and the contents of the case diary, detention of the applicants till conclusion of the trial would not serve any purpose. Hence, for these reasons, the application deserves to be allowed. 6.

Consequently, this application filed by the applicants under Section 439 of the Cr.P.C. for grant of regular bail is hereby allowed. It is directed that the applicants shall be released on bail on each of them furnishing a personal bond in the sum of Rs.25,000/- with one surety each in the like sum to the satisfaction of the concerned Court, for their appearance as and when directed. 7.

Certified copy as per rules.

Sd/- (Rajendra Chandra Singh Samant) Judge Aadil