High Court Of ChhattisgarhMCRC/8751/2020allowed

Sanjay Kumar Verma & Another v. State Of Chhattisgarh

2021-03-01Hon'Ble Shri Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra2 pages

MCRC No. 8751 of 2020 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR MCRC No. 8751 of 2020

1. Sanjay Kumar Verma S/o Dadan Verma Aged About 27 Years Resident Of Ramnagar, Muktidham , Ward No. 12, Bhilai, Police Station Supela , District Durg Chhattisgarh.

2. Vijay Kumar Yadav S/o Rambilas Yadav Aged About 26 Years Resident Of House No. 140, Ward No. 07, Dewada, Rajnandgaon, Police Station Somani, District Rajnandgaon Chhattisgarh.

---- Applicants

Versus

• State Of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Office, Police Station Sahaspur Lohara, District Kabirdham Chhattisgarh. ---- Respondent For Applicants :- Mr. Shaleen Singh Baghel, Advocate For Respondent-State:- Ms. Akshara Amit, PL Hon'ble Shri Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra Order On Board 01/03/2021

1. This is an application filed under Section 439 of the Cr.P.C. for grant of regular bail to the applicants, who have been arrested in connection with Crime No.45/2020, registered at Police Station Sahaspur Lohara District Kabirdham C.G., for the offence punishable under Section 34(1)a, 34(2) of the Chhattisgarh Excise Act, 1915.

2. As per the prosecution case, applicants were found in illicit

MCRC No. 8751 of 2020 possession of 252 bulk liters of foreign liquor when they were traveling in a four wheeler on 23.9.2020.

3. Learned State counsel would oppose the prayer for grant of bail. However, she would submit that the concerned SHO has not reported any previous antecedents of the applicants.

4. Considering the offences are triable by JMFC and the applicants are in jail since 23.09.2020 i.e., for more than five months as also the charge-sheet has already been filed, I am inclined to release the applicants on bail.

5. Accordingly, the application is allowed and the applicants are directed to be released on bail on each of them executing a personal bond for a sum of Rs.50,000/- with one surety for the like amount to the satisfaction of the trial Court. They are directed to appear before the trial Court on each and every date given by the said Court.

SD/- (Prashant Kumar Mishra) Judge Ayushi