Vicky Ghasi v. State Of Chhattisgarh

-1NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR MISC. CRIMINAL CASE NO. 3513 OF 2018 Vicky Ghasi S/o late Parmanand Ghasi, aged about 24 years, R/o Dipatoli, Police Station Jashpur Nagar, District Jashpur (CG). ... Applicant

Versus

State of Chhattisgarh, through Station House Officer, Police Station Jashpur, Distt. Jashpur (CG).

... Respondent For Applicant :

Shri JK Saxena, Advocate.

For Respondent-State :

Shri Shashank Thakur, Govt. Advocate.

Hon'ble Shri Justice P. Sam Koshy Order on Board 27.06.2018 1.

This is the first bail application seeking for grant of bail to the Applicant who is in jail since 06.08.2017 in connection with Crime No. 142 of 2017 registered at Police Station Jashpur for the offence punishable under Sections 454 and 380/34 IPC. 2.

As per prosecution case, the applicant is said to have stolen ATM Card, Mobile Phone, NSC Bond papers and also cash from the house of Ashok Kumar Sinha after breaking the lock of the house. 3.

Learned Counsel for the applicant submits that it is a case where the applicant has remained in custody for more than 10 months and that the nature of offence is petty and therefore the present applicant be released on bail.

4.

The State counsel opposing the application submits that it is a case where the applicant is a habitual offender and there are around 1718 criminal cases against the applicant and large number of them are that of theft cases.

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Given the facts and circumstances of the case, particularly taking note of the past history of the applicant, this court is not inclined to release the applicant on bail. Accordingly, the bail application stands rejected.

Sd/- (P. Sam Koshy) Judge inder