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High Court Of ChhattisgarhMCRC/8514/2021allowed

Chitrarekha Tandon v. State Of Chhattisgarh

2021-10-29Hon'Ble Shri Justice Naresh Kumar Chandravanshi2 pages

MCRC No. 8514 of 2021 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR MCRC No. 8514 of 2021 Chitrarekha Tandon S/o Late Shri Feru Tandon Aged About 60 Years R/o Village Pachari, Police Station Patewa, District Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh.

---- Applicant

Versus

State of Chhattisgarh Through: The Police Station Patewa, Tahsil and District Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh.

---- Respondent _____________________________________________________ For Applicant - Shri Jameel Akhtar Lohani, Advocate.

For Respondent/State - Shri Amit Kumar Verma, Panel Lawyer. Hon'ble Justice Shri N.K. Chandravanshi Order on Board 29-10-2021

1. Heard.

2. The applicant has preferred the first bail application under Section 439 of the Cr.P.C. for grant of regular bail, as he has been arrested in connection with Crime No.224/2021, registered at Police Station - Patewa, District - Mahasamund (C.G.) for the offence punishable under Section 34 (2) of the Chhattisgarh Excise Act.

3. Case of the prosecution, in brief, is that on 03-09-2021, the applicant was found in illicit possession of 22 bulk liters of country made liquor (Mahua).

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4. Learned counsel for the applicant would submit that the applicant is innocent, he has been falsely implicated in the instant case and he is in jail since 20-10-2021. He further submits that this is the first crime registered against him. Hence, he may be enlarged on bail.

5. Learned counsel for the State would oppose the bail application. He further submits that as per case diary, there is no criminal antecedent registered against the applicant.

6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and quantity of seized liquor from the possession of applicant and also for the fact that the applicant is in jail since 20-10-2021, I feel inclined to enlarge the applicant on bail.

7. Accordingly, the present bail application is allowed. It is directed that if the applicant furnishes one solvent surety for a sum of Rs.25,000/- along with one personal bond in the like sum to the satisfaction of the trial Court concerned for his appearance before the concerned Court as and when directed by the said Court, he be released on bail.

SD/- (N.K. Chandravanshi) Judge Amardeep