Yogendra Kumar Sonwani Alias Bogda v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR MCRC No. 6213 of 2018 Yogendra Kumar Sonwani Alias Bogda S/o Omkar Prasad Sonwani Aged About 21 Years R/o Indrapuri Tifra, Police Station Sirgitti , District Bilaspur. Chhattisgarh.

---- Applicant

Versus

State Of Chhattisgarh Through Police Station Sirgitii, District Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh.

---- Respondent For the Applicant :

Shri Rahil Kochar, Advocate For the State :

Shri S.K. Mishra, Panel Lawyer ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon'ble Shri Justice Sharad Kumar Gupta Order On Board /10/2018

1. This is the first bail application under Section 439 of the CrPC and there is no bail application is pending before any other Court.

2. Perused the case diary provided by the counsel for the State in connection with the Crime No.150/2018 registered at Police Station Sirgitti, District Bilaspur (C.G.) for the offence punishable under Sections 354, 457 of IPC and under Section 7,8 of POCSO Act.

3. Case of the prosecution, in brief is that prosecutrix is aged about 8 years. She is resident of Indrapuri, Tifra. On intervening night of 07/05/2018 and 08/05/2018 applicant entered in the house of the prosecutrix and removed her underwear.

4. Counsel for the applicant submits that applicant is innocent and falsely implicated in the present case, therefore, he shall be released on bail.

5. On the other hand, learned counsel for the State opposes the bail application. He further submits that there is no antecedents against the applicant.

6. Looking to the above mentioned facts and circumstances of the case,

looking to the fact that there is no likelihood of the accused to abscond and tamper the evidence, the trial will take its own time, this Court is inclined to give the benefit of Section 439 of the Cr.P.C. to the present applicant.

7. Consequently, the bail application filed under Section 439 of the Cr.P.C., is allowed. It is ordered that if the applicant furnishes two solvent sureties for a sum of Rs. 25,000/- each along with one personal bond of Rs. 50,000/- to the satisfaction of the trial Court concerned with the condition that he will not involve himself in any of the crime in future, he be released on bail.

8. Certified copy as per rules.

Sd/- (Sharad Kumar Gupta) Judge Kamde