Shailendra Lahre v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR MCRC No. 7344 of 2021

1. Shailendra Lahre S/o Heeraram Lahre, Aged About 30 Years R/o Village Khamhariya, Police Station Jarhagaon, District Mungeli Chhattisgarh

2. Smt. Priyanka Lahre W/o Atul Rathore, Aged About 28 Years R/ o Sainagar, Uslapur, Tahsil And District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh,

3. Abhishek Rathore S/o Shri Mahendra Rathore, Aged About 34 Years R/o 22 Sant Marg Gandhi Ward No. 15 In The Order Sheet), Indore, District Indore (M.P.) ---- Applicants

Versus

• State Of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer, Police Station City Kotwali, Mungeli, District Mungeli Chhattisgarh., ---- Respondent For Applicants : Shri Aman Saxena, Advocate For Respondent/State : Shri Wasim Miyan, PL For Respondent/Objector : Shri Ravindra Sharma, Advocate Hon'ble Smt. Justice Rajani Dubey Order On Board 28/10/2021 The applicants have filed this second application under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for grant of regular bail as they are in custody in connection with Crime No. 243/2021 ( as mentioned by the State counsel) registered at police station City Kotwali, district Mungeli (CG) for the offence punishable under Sections 468 and 420/34 IPC.

As per prosecution case, report was lodged by the complainant

alleging that the applicant along with the co-accused persons have obtained Rs. 3,00,000/- from him for providing job in the Forest Department. It is alleged that the applicants have again otained Rs. 1,20,000/- from him and thus has committed forgery. Counsel for the applicants submit that the applicants have been falsely implicated in the case. He submits that similarly placed coaccused have been granted bail by this Court in M.Cr.C. No. 3102/2021 and M.Cr.C. No. 2468/2021 vide order dated 14.06.2021 and therefore the present applicants may also be granted similar benefit. He further submits that the applicants are in jail since 04.09.2021 and looking to the conduct of the prosecution it is clear that the trial will take time for its conclusion.

On the other hand counsel for the State as well as the objector opposes the bail application.

Having heard counsel for the parties, considered the totality of the fact, in particular the detention period of the applicants, I am inclined to release them on regular bail. Accordingly, their application filed under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure is allowed. It is directed that in the event of the applicants' furnishing a personal bond in the sum of Rs. 50,000/- with one surety each for the like sum to the satisfaction of the concerned Court, they shall be released on bail.

Sd/- (Rajani Dubey) Judge suguna