Rakesh Singh v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR Misc. Criminal Case No.2506 of 2017 • Rakesh Singh S/o Devsingh Shandilya, Aged About 28 Years Permanent R/o Village Kapan, Police Station Naila, Tahsil Akaltara, District Janjgir Champa Chhattisgarh Presently R/o Village Seepat, Tahsil Masturi, Police Station Seepat, District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh ---- Applicant

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• State Of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer, Police Station Seepat, District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh ---- Respondent For Applicant : Shri Shiv Shankar Tiwari, Advocate For Respondent/State : Shri Arvind Shukla, Panel Lawyer.

Hon'ble Shri Justice Chandra Bhushan Bajpai Order On Board 04.5.2017 Heard the matter finally.

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This is an application filed under Section 439 of the Cr.P.C. for grant of regular bail to the applicant, who has been arrested in connection with Crime No.61/2017 registered in Police Station Seepat Distt. Bilaspur for the offence punishable under Section 34(2) of the Chhattisgarh Excise Act, 1915 .

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Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant has been arrested on 30.3.2017, charge sheet is yet to be filed and the applicant is remanded by Judicial Magistrate First Class, Bilaspur. As per the allegation, 18 bulk liters of country made liquor has been seized from the possession of the present applicant. The

applicant will not commit any offence in future, hence, he may be granted bail.

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Per contra , learned counsel for the State opposes the bail application and would fairly submits that there is no criminal antecedent against the applicant prior to the present incident. 5.

Perused the entire material.

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On due consideration as the applicant is in jail for about one month and six days, there is no criminal antecedent reported against the applicant, as submitted, he will not commit any offence in future, I am inclined to grant one opportunity to the applicant, so that he shall not commit any offence in future.

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Accordingly, the bail application filed under Section 439 of the Cr.P.C. is allowed.

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It is directed that the applicant shall be released on bail on furnishing a personal bond in the sum of Rs.40,000/- with one solvent surety of like sum amount to the satisfaction of Judicial Magistrate First Class, Bilaspur for his appearance before the said Court as and when directed.

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It is made clear that this order granting bail to the applicant shall stand cancelled automatically without reference to the Bench by the Cort below if (i) the trial Court finds that the applicant suppressed filing or pendency of any other application for grant of bail before this Court or the Hon'ble Apex Court intentionally; (ii) the applicant does not cooperate in the trial; (iii) the applicant is found to be involved in any offence of the like nature; and (iv) the trial Court finds that the applicant remains absent without any sufficient and

cogent reason. If bail is cancelled automatically in view of the above, the Court below may proceed further under the provisions of law, under intimation.

Certified copy as per rules.

Sd/- (Chandra Bhushan Bajpai) JUDGE Bini