Narendra Gupta v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR Misc. Criminal Case No.4454 of 2017 • Narendra Gupta S/o Shri Kedar Gupta, Aged About 40 Years R/o Burandawada, Semra, Police Station Nagarnar, District Bastar Chhattisgarh ---- Applicant

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• State Of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer, Police Station Nagarnar, District Bastar Chhattisgarh ---- Respondent For Applicant : Shri Ashish Gupta, Advocate For Respondent/State : Shri Ashok Swarnkar, Panel Lawyer Hon'ble Shri Justice Chandra Bhushan Bajpai Order On Board 09.8.2017 Heard the matter finally.

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This is an application filed under Section 439 of the Cr.P.C. for grant of regular bail to the applicant, who has been arrested in connection with Crime No.137/2017 registered in Police Station Nagarnar, Distt. Bastar (CG) for the offence punishable under Section 34(2) of the Chhattisgarh Excise Act, 1915. 3.

Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant has been arrested on 13.6.2017, after investigation, concerned police has filed charge sheet, which is pending before Judicial Magistrate First Class, Jagdalpur as Criminal Case No.1034/17. As per the allegation, 7.600 bulk liters of foreign liquor/hand made country made liquor has been seized from the possession of the

applicant. The applicant is the first offender, he will not commit any offence in future, the trial may take sometime for its conclusion, hence he may be granted bail.

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Per contra, learned counsel for the State opposes the arguments advanced on behalf of the applicant on the basis of the quantity of liquor so seized from the applicant and also the criminal antecedent of the applicant, i.e. two matters had been registered in the year April 2017 against the applicant under Section 34(1)(a) of the CG Excise Act.

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Perused the entire material.

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The applicant is in custody for one month and twenty six days, earlier matters registered against the applicant are bailable one, charge sheet has been filed, the trial may take sometime for its conclusion and considering the other facts, I am inclined to grant bail to the applicant.

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Accordingly, the bail application filed under Section 439 of the Cr.P.C. is allowed.

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It is directed that the applicant shall be released on bail on furnishing a personal bond in the sum of Rs.30,000/- with one solvent surety of like sum amount to the satisfaction of the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Jagdalpur for his appearance before the said Court as and when directed.

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It is made clear that this order granting bail to the applicant shall stand cancelled automatically without reference to the Bench by the Cort below if (i) the trial Court finds that the applicant

suppressed filing or pendency of any other application for grant of bail before this Court or the Hon'ble Apex Court intentionally; (ii) the applicant does not cooperate in the trial; (iii) the applicant is found to be involved in any offence of the like nature; and (iv) the trial Court finds that the applicant remains absent without any sufficient and cogent reason. If bail is cancelled automatically in view of the above, the Court below may proceed further under the provisions of law, under intimation.

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Sd/- (Chandra Bhushan Bajpai) JUDGE Bini