Manish Kumar Gupta v. State Of Chhattisgarh

-1NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR MCRC No. 4733 of 2017 • Manish Kumar Gupta S/o Late Rajkumar Gupta, Aged About 19 Years, R/o Village Chainpur, Police Station Daltonganj, District Palamu Jharkhand, Presently R/o Thanganpara Ambikapur, Police Station Kotwali Ambikapur, District Surguja, Chhattisgarh. ---- Applicant

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• State Of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer, Police Station Jainagar, District Surajpur, Chhattisgarh.

---- Non-applicant For Applicant - Shri Nishi Kant Sinha, Advocate. For Non-applicant/State - Shri U.K.S.Chandel, Panel Lawyer. Hon'ble Shri Justice Chandra Bhushan Bajpai Order on Board 17-08-2017 1.

Heard the matter finally.

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Learned counsel for the applicant would submit that the applicant held arrested in connection with Crime No.59/2017 on 26-2-2017 by P.S. Jainagar, District Surajpur, C.G. for the offence under Section 20(b)(ii)(B) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (in short 'the N.D.P.S. Act'). After investigation police had filed the charge sheet, which is pending before the Special Judge under the N.D.P.S. Act Surajpur, C.G. as Criminal Case No.9/17. Learned counsel for the applicant would further submit that the applicant is aged about 19 years. He is in custody since long and as per the allegation, only 2 kg. ganja has been seized from the applicant which is just one kg. more than the small quantity. He had no criminal antecedent. He will not commit any offence in future. Trial may take some time. He may be enlarged on bail during trial.

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Per contra, learned counsel for the non-applicant /State opposed the argument advanced on behalf of the applicant on the basis of quantity of ganja so seized, though fairly conceded that there is no any criminal antecedent of the applicant.

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Perused the entire material.

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As the applicant is in custody since 5 months and 21 days till date, charge sheet has been filed, trial may take some time, the applicant is aged about 19 years, after consideration of the quantity of ganja so seized and other facts, I am inclined to grant one one opportunity to the applicant so that he shall not involve himself in any offence and shall live peacefully in society. Consequently, the instant MCRC is hereby allowed. The applicant is directed to be released on bail on his furnishing a personal bond in the sum of Rs.1,00,000/- (Rs. One Lac) with two solvent sureties of Rs.50,000/- each to the satisfaction of the trial Judge for his appearance before the said Court as and when directed till trial.

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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 Court 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 above, the Court below may proceed further under the provisions of law under intimation. 7.

It is further directed that the applicant shall appear in person before the IO/SHO/In-charge, as the case may be, of P.S. Jainagar, District Surajpur, C.G. in 1st and 3rd Monday of every month at 11.00 a.m. sharp till disposal of the said criminal case against him. If the applicant failed to mark his appearance before the concerned police as directed, the police may inform the trial Court for the same and if the trial Court appreciates that the applicant was not present before the concerned police for no any sufficient or cogent reason, the bail granted to the applicant shall stand cancelled by the trial Court without further reference to the Bench.

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Registrar (Judicial) is directed to send a copy of this order to the concerned trial Judge and also to provide a copy of the order to the

-3non-applicant/State for placing it with the case diary to be returned to the concerned police for compliance and information. 9.

Certified copy as per rules.

Sd/- (Chandra Bhushan Bajpai) Judge Aadil