High Court Of ChhattisgarhMCRC/6349/2018allowed

Loknath And ANR. v. State Of Chhattisgarh

2018-09-10Hon'Ble Shri Justice Arvind Singh Chandel2 pages

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR MCRC No. 6349 of 2018 • Loknath S/o Kushram Aged About 35 Years Caste- Gond, R/o- VillageArand, Thana And Tahsil- Pithora, District- Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. • Krishn Kumar S/o Kumar Singh Aged About 25 Years Caste- Gond, R/oVillage- Arand, Thana And Tahsil- Pithora, District- Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh.

---- Applicants

Versus

• State Of Chhattisgarh Through- Station House Officer, Police StationBagbahara, District- Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. ---- Respondent For Applicants : Shri Vikash Pradhan, Advocate.

For Respondent/State : Shri Vivek Singhal, Panel Lawyer.

Hon'ble Shri Justice Arvind Singh Chandel Order On Board 10/09/2018

1. The applicants have preferred this first bail application under Section 439 of Cr.P.C. for grant of regular bail as they are arrested in connection with crime No. 166/2018, registered at Police Station Bagbahara, District Mahasamund (C.G.) for the offence punishable under Section 34(2) of the Chhattisgarh Excise Act.

2. As per the prosecution story, on 11.08.2018, on the basis of information received from an informant, police personnels searched the applicants and total 16 litres of country-made liquor has been seized from the joint possession of the present applicants and they have been arrested on 11-08-2018.

3. Shri Vikash Pradhan, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the Applicants submits that the applicants are innocent and have been falsely implicated in the case. He further submits that the applicants have no criminal antecedent, they are in custody since 11-08-2018

and trial will take some time. Therefore, they may be released on bail.

4. Per contra, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State opposes the bail application.

5. I have heard learned Counsel for the parties.

6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the evidence collected by the prosecution and further considering the fact that the applicants have no criminal antecedent, they are in custody since 1108-2018 and trial is likely to take some time, without further commenting on merits of the case, I am inclined to release them on bail.

7. Accordingly, the bail application is allowed.

8. It is directed that the applicants shall be released on bail on executing a personal bond for a sum of Rs. 20,000/- each with one solvent surety for the like amount to the satisfaction of the Trial Court for their appearance before the said Court as and when directed. Sd/- (Arvind Singh Chandel) Judge Shubham