Rikhi Das Vaishnav v. State Of Chhattisgarh

HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR MCRC No. 1069 of 2017 Rikhi Das Vaishnav S/o Vishram Das Vaishnav Aged About 44 Years R/o Village- Bamhanicharbhata, Police Station & TahsilChuriya, Civil & Revenue District- Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. ---- Applicant

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State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Station House Officer Police Station- Churiya, District- Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. ---- Respondent For applicant - Shri Rakesh Thakur, Advocate. For Respondent/State - Shri Ashish Shukla, G.A. Hon'ble Shri Justice Goutam Bhaduri Order 2/03/2017 1.

The applicant has preferred this application for grant of bail as he is arrested in connection with Crime No. 231/2016 registered in Police Station Churiya, District Rajnandgaon (C.G.) for offence punishable under sections 420, 467, 468, 484, 34 of I.P.C. and Section 66 of the I.T. Act. 2.

Case of the prosecution, in brief, is that a report was made by SDO (Revenue) Dongargaon on 19/10/2016 that certain information received that in application bearing number 075011512015259 three different caste certificates were issued in favour of Ku. Zeba Parveen, Ruhu Parveen and Fiza Parveen. Subsequently, when the matter was enquired it revealed that further 17 certificates were issued by the applicant alongwith other coaccused Devnarayan by forging application form by using scan and photo shop by replacing the photograph.

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Learned counsel for the applicant submits that seizure of the entire documents, computer by which the certificates were alleged to have been issued seized from the possession of Devnarayan. He submits that

applicant has been falsely implicated in the case, charge sheet has been filed, no further investigation would be necessary, applicant is in jail since 21/10/2016, therefore he may be released on bail. 4.

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

Perused the case diary and the documents. All the documents in this case appears to have been seized including the certificates which are alleged to be forged, charge sheet has been filed, all the evidence appears to be documentary in nature and the applicant is in jail since 21/10/2016. Taking into such fact, this court is inclined to release the applicant on bail.

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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. Sd/- (Goutam Bhaduri) JUDGE gouri