High Court Of ChhattisgarhMCRC/4872/2021rejected

Javed Akhtar v. State Of Chhattisgarh

2021-07-23Hon'Ble The Acting Chief Justice2 pages

MCRC No. 3672 of 2021 & MCRC No. 4872 of 2021 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR MCRC No. 3672 of 2021 Gurmeet Singh @ Bablu, S/o Surjeet Singh Bhatiya, Aged About 51 years, R/o Kakodi, Tahsil Devri, District Gondiya (MH) ---- Applicant

Versus

State Of Chhattisgarh Through Police Station - Chhuriya, DistrictRajnandgaon (CG) ---- Non-Applicant MCRC No. 4872 of 2021 Javed Akhtar, aged about 21 years, S/o Jamit Khan, R/o Camp-1, Power House, Bhilai, District Durg (CG) ---- Applicant

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State Of Chhattisgarh Through P.S. Churiya, District Rajnandgaon (CG) ---- Non-Applicant For Applicant : Shri Samir Singh and Shri Rakesh Thakur, Advocates. For Non-Applicant : Shri Vikram Sharma, Deputy GA. Proceeding Through Video Conferencing Hon'ble Shri Prashant Kumar Mishra, Ag CJ Order On Board 23/07/2021 :

1. The aforesaid MCRCs are being disposed of by this common order as they arise out of Crime No.136/2021 registered in Police Station: Chhuriya District Rajnandgaon for offence under Section 34 (2) of the Chhattisgarh Excise Act and Section 269 & 270 of the IPC.

MCRC No. 3672 of 2021 & MCRC No. 4872 of 2021

2. The applicants were found in illicit possession of 345.600 bulk liters of country made liquor which they were smuggling from the State of Maharashtra into the State of Chhattisgarh.

3. Learned State Counsel opposing the bail applications would submit that applicant Gurmeet Singh @ Bablu has previous antecedents of committing similar nature of crime.

4. Considering the whopping quantity of illicit liquor recovered from the applicants, I am not inclined to release them on bail at this stage. Accordingly, the applications are rejected. However, the applicants would be at liberty to revive the prayer after 3 months. Sd/- (Prashant Kumar Mishra) Acting Chief Justice Barve