Santu Sonkar v. State Of Chhattisgarh

HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR MCRCA No. 444 of 2017 • Santu Sonkar S/o Late Taturam Sonkar Aged About 52 Years Upper Division Teacher, B R Sao Government Higher Secondary School Mungeli, Chhattisgarh, R/o Pandariya Road Mungeli, Police Station Mungeli Tahsil & District Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. ---- Applicant

Versus

• State Of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer, Police Station- City Kotwali, Mungeli, District- Mungeli, Chhattisgarh.

---- Respondent 16/06/2017 Shri Alok Bakshi, counsel for the applicant.

Shri D.R.Minj, Deputy, G.A. for the State.

The present application has been filed under Section 438 of the Cr.P.C. for grant of anticipatory bail to the applicant, who is apprehending his arrest in connection with Crime No. 154/2017, registered at Police Station City Kotwari, Mungeli, Dist. Mungeli for the offence punishable under Section 420, 467, 409, 120-B of the I.P.C.

Counsel for the applicant fairly submits that the applicant in the present case has also filed a petition under Section 482 of the Cr.P.C. seeking quashment of the F.I.R. registered in Crime No.154/2017 at Police Station City Kotwali, Mungeli, Dist Mungeli. He further submits that while admitting the said petition, there is already a stay to the effect that no coercive steps shall be taken in so far as the applicant/petitioner is concerned. In the light of the aforesaid submission made by the counsel for the

applicant, in the opinion of this Court, the present application for seeking anticipatory bail is inconsequential as the applicant has already interim protection of no coercive steps to be taken against him in pursuance of F.I.R. registered against him.

The present application for grant of anticipatory bail is dismissed as not maintainable, leaving open the right of the petitioner to move fresh application, if need so arises, after the final outcome of the petition filed under Section 482 of the Cr.P.C.

Sd/- (P. Sam Koshy) Vacation Judge /Anjani/