Karan Tandon v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR MCRC No. 4240 of 2019 • Sanjay Bandhe S/o Shri Sukhiram Bandhe Aged About 20 Years R/o Minibasti, Jarhabhata, Thana - Civil Line, District : Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh ---- Applicant

Versus

• State Of Chhattisgarh, Through Station House Officer, Police Station - Civil Line, District : Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh ---- Respondent MCRC No. 4295 of 2019 • Karan Tandon, S/o Kamol Tandon Aged About 18 Years R/o Village - Borsi, Police Station - Pamgarh, District : Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh ---- Applicant

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• State Of Chhattisgarh Through Its Police - Station - Civil - Line Bilaspur, District : Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh ---- Respondent For Applicant in MCRC No.4240/19 : Shri Rohit Sharma, Adv.

For Applicant in MCRC No.4295/19 : Shri Ravi Maheshwari, Adv.

For Respondent/State : Shri Anant Bajpai, PL Hon'ble Smt. Justice Rajani Dubey Order On Board 31.07.2019

1. As these two applications (MCRC No. 4240/2019 and MCRC No.

4295/2019) under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 for grant of regular bail to the applicants, who are in custody in connection with common Crime No. 398 of 2019, registered at Police Station Civil Line, District - Bilaspur, C.G., for the offence punishable under Section 21 and 22 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, are being disposed off by this common order.

2. As per prosecution story on 20.06.2019, on the basis of information received from the informant, Police parties conducted raid and seized 150 nos. rexogesic injection and 170 nos. evil tablet from the joint possession of the applicants. Offence has been registered and the applicants were arrested on 20.06.2019.

3. Learned Counsel appearing on behalf of the Applicants submits that applicant were innocent and they have been falsely implicated in the present case. He further submits that chargesheet has not been filed and trial will likely to take some time, therefore, they may released on bail.

4. Per contra, learned counsel appearing on behalf of State opposes the bail application.

5. I have heard learned Counsel for both the parties and perused the case diary.

6. Considering the above facts and circumstances of the case, particularly considering the fact that charge-sheet has not been filed yet, the applicants are in custody since 20.06.2019 and trial will likely to take some time, without further commenting on merit

of the case, I am inclined to release them on bail.

7. Accordingly, the bail applications are allowed.

8. It is directed that the applicants shall be released on bail on executing a personal bond for a sum of Rs. 50,000/- to each with one surety for the like amount to the satisfaction of the trial court. Thereafter, they will appear before the Trial Court on each and every date given by the said Court.

Sd/- (Rajani Dubey) Judge yasmin