Smt. Jugeshwari And ANR. v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR Misc. Criminal Case No.5537 of 2017

1. Smt. Jugeshwari W/o Shri Narayan Nayak, Aged About 35 Years R/o Village Jogidadar, Thana & Tahsil Basna, Police Out Post Bhanwarpur Civil & Revenue District Mahasamund Chhattisgarh.

2. Hemkumar, S/o Shri Amritlal Chaudhari, Aged About 35 Years R/o Village Jogidadar, Thana & Tahsil Basna, Police Out Post Bhanwarpur Civil & Revenue District Mahasamund Chhattisgarh. ---- Applicants

Versus

• State Of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer, Thana & Tahsil Basna, Police Out Post Bhanwarpur Civil & Revenue District Mahasamund Chhattisgarh.

---- Respondent ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For Applicant : Shri Sunil Sahu, Advocate For Respondent/State : Shri Sumit Jhawar, Panel Lawyer ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon'ble Shri Justice Chandra Bhushan Bajpai Order On Board 12.9.2017 Heard the matter finally.

2.

This is an application filed under Section 439 of the Cr.P.C. for grant of regular bail to the applicants, who have been arrested in connection with Crime No.326/2017 registered in Out Post Bhanwarpur, Police Station Basna Distt. Mahasamund (CG) for the offence punishable under Section 34(2) of the Chhattisgarh Excise Act, 1915.

3.

Learned counsel for the applicants submits that the applicants have been arrested on 22.7.2017, after investigation, police has filed charge sheet which presently pending before Chief Judicial Magistrate, Mahasamund as Criminal Case No.S1877/17. As per the allegation, applicant No.2 Hemkumar was

riding the motor cycle bearing registration No.CG 11 LA 4820 and applicant No.1 Smt. Jugeshwari was sitting as pillion rider carrying 20 bulk liters of hand made liquor. The Police has seized the said liquor from applicant No.1 and motor cycle from applicant No.2. Learned counsel for the applicants would submit that the applicants are the first offenders, they will not commit any offence in future, as the trial may take some time for its conclusion, they may be enlarged on bail.

4.

Per contra, learned counsel for the respondent/State opposed the arguments advanced on behalf of the applicants on the basis of the quantity of liquor so seized from the possession of the applicants, though fairly considered that there is no criminal antecedent reported against the applicants.

5.

Perused the entire material.

6.

The applicants are in custody for one month and twenty days, charge sheet has been filed, the trial may take some time for its conclusion, they are the first offenders, considering the entire facts, I am inclined to grant one last opportunity to the applicants so that they will not commit any offence in future and shall remain peacefully in the society.

7.

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

8.

It is directed that the applicants shall be released on bail on furnishing a personal bond in the sum of Rs.50,000/- with two separate solvent sureties of Rs.25,000/- to the satisfaction of

concerned trial Judge for their appearance before the said Court as and when directed.

9.

It is made clear that this order granting bail to the applicants shall stand cancelled automatically without reference to the Bench by the Court below if (i) the trial Court finds that the applicants suppressed filing or pendency of any other application for grant of bail before this Court or the Hon'ble Apex Court intentionally; (ii) the applicants do not cooperate in the trial; (iii) the applicants are found to be involved in any offence of the like nature; and (iv) the trial Court finds that the applicants remain 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.

10.

It is further directed that till the conclusion of the trial, present applicants shall mark their appearance before the Station House Officer/IO, Outpost Bhanwarpur Police Station Basna Distt. Mahasamund on First and Third Monday of every month at 11.00 am. It is further made clear that if the applicants without any cogent and proper reason do not appear before the Police of Out Post Bhanwarpur Police Station Basna Distt. Mahasamund as directed, the concerned police may inform the trial Court for the act and if his non appearance found to be without any proper and cogent reason, the instant order granting bail to the applicants shall automatically be cancelled by the trial Court without further reference to the Bench, under intimation.

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Registrar (Judl.) is further directed to send a copy of the order to the concerned trial Judge and also to provide a copy of the order to the respondent/State for placing it with the case diary to be returned to the concerned police for compliance and information.

Certified copy as per rules.

Sd/- (Chandra Bhushan Bajpai) JUDGE Bini