Dhanraj @ Dhanna Sahu v. State Of Chhattisgarh

-1NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR MCRC No. 3318 of 2017 • Dhanraj @ Dhanna Sahu S/o Duryodhan (Singh Sahu), Aged About 37 Years, R/o Village and Police Station Keregaon, Teh. Nagari DistrictDhamrari, Civil & Revenue District- Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. ---- Applicant

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• State Of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer, Police Station Keregaon, Teh. Nagari- District Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh ---- Non-applicant For Applicant - Shri Arun Kumar Shukla, Advocate. For Non-applicant/State - Shri Arvind Shukla, Panel Lawyer. Hon'ble Shri Justice Chandra Bhushan Bajpai Order on Board 20-06-2017 1.

Learned counsel for the applicant would submit that the applicant held arrested in connection with Crime No.19/2017 on 10-04-2017 by P.S. Keregaon, District- Dhamtari, C.G. for the offence under Section 34(2) of the C.G. Excise Act, 1915 (in short 'the Act, 1915'). After investigation police had filed the charge sheet which is pending before the CJM Dhamtari, C.G. as Criminal Case No.367/17. Trial may take some time. The applicant is first offender. He will not commit any offence in future. As per the allegation, 212.760 bulk liter liquor has been seized from the applicant. He may be granted an opportunity to remain in bail during trial. 2.

Per contra, learned counsel for the non-applicant/State opposed the argument advanced on behalf of the applicant on the basis of the huge quantity of liquor so seized from the applicant and also earlier Crime No.249/10 under Section 36(C) of the Act, 1915 has been registered against the applicant. 3.

Perused the entire material.

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On consideration of the huge quantity of liquor so seized from the applicant and other criminal antecedent of the applicant, I am not inclined to grant bail to the applicant.

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Consequently, the instant MCRC is hereby dismissed. Sd/- (Chandra Bhushan Bajpai) Judge Aadil