Vinod Gautam v. The State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR CRMP No. 1258 of 2020 • Vinod Gautam S/o Dalchand Gautam, Aged About 29 Years, R/o Math Mandir, Tilak Ward, Near Railway Station, Sivni (Madhya Pradesh), District : Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. ---- Applicant

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• The State Of Chhattisgarh, Through : Police Station Takhatpur, District Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh.

---- Respondent For Petitioner :

Mr. Hemant Kumar Agrawal, Advocate For State/Respondent :

Mr. Samir Uraon, Dy. G.A.

Hon'ble Smt. Justice Rajani Dubey Order On Board 09/12/2020

1. By this CrMP, the petitioner seeks modification of the order dated 14.09.2020 passed in MCRC No. 4936/2020 regarding the surety amount granted by the Hon'ble Court.

2. This Court while deciding MCRC No. 4936/2020, considered all the aspects of the matter and looking to the nature of the offence committed by the applicant granted the bail on his executing a personal bond for a sum of Rs. 50,000/- with one local surety.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is a very poor person and he is unable to furnish local surety of Rs. 50,000/- before the trial Court and, therefore, he is in jail. He further submits that the order dated 14.09.2020

passed in MCRC No. 4936/2020 may be modified and the surety amount may be reduced.

4. In view of the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, the order passed in MCRC No. 4936/2020 is modified and surety amount of Rs. 50,000/- is reduced to Rs. 25,000/-.

5. It is directed that the petitioner shall be released on bail on his executing a personal bond for a sum of Rs. 25,000/- with one local surety in the like sum to the satisfaction of the trial Court.

6. Accordingly, the CRMP is disposed of.

Sd/- (Rajani Dubey) Judge H.L. Sahu