Rahul Pandey v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR M.Cr.C. No. 5283 of 2021 Rahul Pandey S/o Kishori Lal Pandey Aged About 45 Years Belgahna, Police Station- Kota, District- Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. ---- Applicant

Versus

State Of Chhattisgarh Chhattisgarh Rajya Dwara- Chowki- Belgahna, Aarakshi Kendra- Kota, District- Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. ---- Respondent And M.Cr.C. No. 5394 of 2021 Raghvendra Pratap Singh S/o Virendra Bahadur Aged About 19 Years R/o Phatakpara, Chowki Belgahna, Thana- Kota, District- Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. ---- Applicant Vs State Of Chhattisgarh Through- Chowki Belgahna, Aarakshi Kendra Kota, District- Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh.

---- Respondent For the Applicants :

Shri Rajendra Kumar Patel, Advocate.

For the Respondent/State :

Shri Sameer Uraon, G.A.

Hon'ble Shri Justice Rajendra Chandra Singh Samant

ORDER

25.08.2021 Heard.

1.

Both these applications are decided by a common order as they arise from the same crime number. These are the first bail applications of the applicants filed under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 for grant of regular bail to the applicants who have been arrested in connection with Crime No.429 of 2021, registered at Police Station Kota (Chowki Belgehna), District - Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh for the offence punishable under Section 20(b) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic

Substances Act, 1985.

2.

Learned counsel for the applicants submits that the applicants in both the cases are in jail since 10.7.2021 and they have been falsely implicated in this case. No offence has been committed by the applicants in both the cases. Hence, it is prayed that the applicants in both the cases be benefited with grant of regular bail.

3.

On the other hand, learned counsel for the State opposes the bail applications and the arguments submitted in this respect. 4.

Heard counsel for both the parties and perused the case diary. 5.

1.5 kg of ganja (narcotic substance) was jointly seized from the possession of the applicants in both the cases. Hence, this case. 6.

Considered the submissions and the facts present in this case. As the applicants do not have any criminal antecedents and the trial of the case is likely to take sometime for its conclusion, I feel inclined to grant regular bail to the applicants.

7.

Accordingly, the bail application filed under Section 439 of the Cr.P.C. is allowed.

8.

It is directed that the applicants in both the cases shall be released on bail on each of them furnishing a personal bond in the sum of Rs.25,000/- in

respect of each crime with one surety in the like sum to the satisfaction of the concerned trial Court, for their appearance as and when directed. In case any default is committed by the applicant/s in appearing before the concerned trial Court, this order granting bail shall stand cancelled automatically.

Sd/- (Rajendra Chandra Singh Samant) Judge Nimmi