Meghnath Vishvakarma v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR CRA No. 783 of 2021

1. Meghnath Vishvakarma, S/o Late Nanduram Vishvakarma, aged about 30 Years,

2. Amrika, W/o Meghnath Vishvakarma, aged about 25 Years, Both are R/o Peedhi, Police Station Tumgaon, District Mahasamund Chhattisgarh.

----Appellants

Versus

• State of Chhattisgarh, Through S.H.O. Police Station Pallari, District Baloda Bazar Bhatapara, Chhattisgarh. ---- Respondent For Appellants Shri Hemant Gupta, Advocate.

For State Shri Anand Verma, Deputy G.A.

Hon'ble Shri Justice Gautam Chourdiya Order on Board 03/08/2021

1. The matter is heard through Video Conferencing.

2. This appeal by the accused/appellants under Section 14-A of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 is directed against the order dated 14.07.2021 passed by the Additional District and Sessions Judge FTC (POCSO Act), Balodabazar, C.G., rejecting his regular bail under Section 439 Cr.P.C. The appellants are in jail since 11.07.2021 in connection with Crime No.269/2021 for the offence punishable under Sections 363, 366(A), 342, 354(A)(ii), 34 of Indian Penal Code, Sections 8 & 18 of the POCSO Act and

Section 3(2)(x)(A) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act registered at Police Station Pallari, District Balodabazar-Bhathapara, C.G.

3. Learned counsel for the appellants seeks to withdraw this appeal with liberty to file a duly constituted bail application (under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure) afresh. However, he prays for return of certified copy of the impugned order.

4. Accordingly, the appeal stands dismissed as withdrawn with the aforesaid liberty.

5. Registry is directed to return the certified copy of the impugned order to the counsel for the appellants on his furnishing true authenticated Xerox of the same.

Sd/- Gautam Chourdiya Judge Akhilesh