Devendra Singh v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR MCRC No. 8580 of 2020 • Devendra Singh, S/o Shri Kishan Singh, Aged About 26 Years, R/o Village- Kanchanpur, Aaring Tahsil- Mathura, DistrictMathura, (U.P.). ---- Applicant

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• State Of Chhattisgarh Through S.H.O.- Civil Lines, Bilaspur District- Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh.

---- Respondent For Applicant : Mr. Atul Singh along with Mr. Shrikant Kaushik, Adv.

For Respondent/State : Mr. Devesh Verma, G.A.

Hon'ble Smt. Justice Rajani Dubey Order on Board 24.03.2021

1. The accused/applicant has moved this first bail application under Section 439 of Criminal Procedure Code for releasing him on regular bail during trial in connection with Crime No. 32/2017 registered at Police Station- Civil Lines Bilaspur District- Bilaspur, (C.G.) for the offence punishable under Sections 420, 34 of IPC.

2. The prosecution story, in brief is that, in the year 2014, one Rachna Shrivastava and Deepak Chaturvedi contacted the complainant and proposed her to purchase Life Insurance Policies of Future General India Life Insurance Ltd. and committed fraud. Thereafter, offence has been registered against the present applicant.

3. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant is innocent and has been falsely implicated in the crime in question. He further submits that charge-sheet has been filed and the applicant is in jail since 11.11.2020 there is no likelihood of his case being decided in near future, therefore, the present

applicant may be released on bail.

4. On the other hand, counsel for the State opposes the bail application and the submission made in this respect. It is submitted that the offence committed by the applicant is of serious in nature, therefore, no case is made out for grant of bail.

5. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record.

6. Taking into consideration the nature and gravity of the offence, facts and circumstances of the case, and further considering the facts that applicant is in jail since 11.11.2020 and the trial is likely to take some time for its final disposal, this Court is of the view that it is a fit case to release the applicant on bail. Accordingly, the application is allowed.

7. Accused/applicant is directed to be released on bail on his executing a personal bond in the sum of Rs. 1,00,000/-, with one local surety in the like sum to the satisfaction of the trial Court. He is directed to appear before the trial Court on each and every date given to him by the said Court.

Sd/- (Rajani Dubey) Judge Ruchi