Manchand Patel v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 6721 of 2018 Manchand Patel, S/o Shri Khuleshwar Patel, Aged About 22 Years, R/oAkhrapali, Tahsil Korba, Police Station Urga, District- Korba, Chhattisgarh ---- Applicant

Versus

State of Chhattisgarh, Through- District Magistrate, Korba, District- Korba, Chhattisgarh ---Respondent For applicant :

Shri Anil Gulati, Advocate.

For resp./State :

Shri Ashutosh Pandey, PL Hon'ble Smt. Justice Rajani Dubey Order on Board 10/10/2018 1.

The applicant has preferred this First bail application filed under Section 439 of the Cr.P.C. in connection with Crime No.128/2018 registered at Police Station Urga, District Korba (C.G.) for the offence punishable under - Section 20(b) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act. 2.

As per the prosecution story, on 10.06.2018 on receiving a secret information from the informant, the police officials raided and searched the applicant and seized 1 Kilo 660 grams of Cannabis ('Ganja') from the illegal possession of the applicant. Based on this, offence was registered and he was taken into custody on 10.06.2018.

3.

Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant is innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present case. He further submits that

the applicant is in custody since 10.06.2018, charge-sheet has not been filed yet and trial will likely to take some time, therefore, he prays for grant of bail to the applicant.

4.

Per contra, learned counsel for the State opposes the bail application. 5.

I have heard learned counsel for both the parties and perused the casediary. 6.

Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the quantity of Ganja seized and further considering the detention period of the applicant, I am inclined to release the applicant on bail. 7.

Accordingly, the application is allowed.

8.

It is ordered that the applicant shall be released on bail on executing a personal bond for a sum of Rs.25,000/- with one local surety in the like sum to the satisfaction of the concerned Trial Court. The applicant shall thereafter appear before the Trial Court on each and every date as may be given to him by the said court.

Sd/- (Rajani Dubey) Judge yasmin