Dharamveer Patel v. State Of Chhattisgarh

HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR MCRC No. 8147 of 2016 Dharamveer Patel S/o Fulsingh Patel Aged About 25 Years R/o Village Semarchuwa, Police Station Jarhagaon, District Mungeli, Chhattisgarh.

---- Applicant

Versus

State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Station House Officer, Police Station Lalpur, District Mungeli, Chhattisgarh. ---- Respondent For applicant - Shri P.P. Sahu, Advocate.

For Respondent/State - Shri Arvind Shukla, PL. Hon'ble Shri Justice Goutam Bhaduri Order 20/12/2016 1.

The applicant has preferred this application for grant of bail as he is arrested in connection with Crime No.130/2016 registered in Police Station Lalpur, District Mungeli (CG) for offence punishable under section 20-B of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substance Act. 2.

As per the prosecution case, on 28/07/2016 the applicant and other co-accused were travelling in a motorcycle from their possession total 8.500 grams of cannabis were recovered and from the applicant 4 kg of cannabis were recovered.

3.

Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant has been falsely implicated in the case, no seizure was made in person from the applicant, therefore the applicant may be released on bail. 4.

Learned State counsel opposes the prayer for grant of bail. 5.

Perused the case diary. Considering the seizure memo prima facie it appears from the applicant 4 kg of cannabis were recovered. Therefore, taking into quantity of cannabis so seized, this court is not inclined to

release the applicant on bail.

6.

Accordingly, the bail application is dismissed. Sd/- (Goutam Bhaduri) JUDGE gouri