Ramayan Prasad v. State Of Chhattisgarh

HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR MCRC No. 4527 of 2016 Ramayan Prasad Aged About 48 Years, S/o Dukhu Ram, Caste Sahu, R/o. Village Dongari, P.S. & Tahsil Baloda, District Janjgir - Champa Chhattisgarh ---- Applicant

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State Of Chhattisgarh Through : The Station House Officer, Police Station Baloda, District Janjgir - Champa Chhattisgarh ---- Respondent For applicant - Shri N.K. Chaterjee, Advocate. For Respondent/State - Shri Anupam Dubey, Dy.G.A. Hon'ble Shri Justice Goutam Bhaduri Order 16/08/2016 1.

The applicant has preferred this application for grant of bail as he is arrested in connection with Crime No.62/2016 registered in Police Station Baloda, District Janjgir-Champa (C.G.) for offence punishable under sections 420, 467, 468, 471/34 of IPC.

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As per the prosecution case, the applicant being Director of the Balajayanti Higher Secondary School, Dongri has manipulated the documents with other co-accused for payment of scholarship to different students from the year 2011 and by making forged entry the amount was withdrawn in the name of students and thereby the offence is committed. 3.

Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant has been falsely implicated in the case and charge sheet has been filed which is too vague and no ofence can be attributed to this applicant and no further investigation is required, therefore the applicant may be released on bail.

4.

Learned State counsel opposes the prayer for grant of bail. 5.

Perused the charge sheet, the documents and the list of students.

The defalcation amount has not been estimated. Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances, charge sheet has been filed and it appears that all the evidence are in documentary nature, this court is inclined to release the applicant on bail.

6.

Accordingly, the bail application is allowed and it is directed that the applicant shall be released on his furnishing personal bond for a sum of Rs.25,000/- with one surety in the like sum to the satisfaction of concerned trial court for his regular appearance before it as and when directed.

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Sd/- (Goutam Bhaduri) JUDGE gouri