Karan Singh Karasolia v. State Of Chhattisgarh

HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR M.Cr.C.(A) No. 61 /2017 Karan Singh Karasolia, S/o. Late M.L. Karasolia, Aged About 54 Years, Sub Divisional Officer at - P.H.E. Kharsiya, District Raigarh, Chhattisgarh, R/o. Kharsiya, Police Station Kharsiya, District Raigarh, Chhattigarh. ---- Applicant

Versus

State Of Chhattisgarh, Through Police Station- Chakradhar Nagar, Raigarh, District Raigarh, Chhattisgarh.

---- Respondent --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For Applicant :

Mr. Rajesh Kumar Kesharwani, Advocate.

For Respondent :

Mr. Anupam Dubey, Dy. Govt. Advocate.

Hon'ble Shri Justice Goutam Bhaduri Order On Board 31/01/2017 1.

Apprehending arrest in connection with Crime No.179/2016 registered at Police Station- Chakradhar Nagar, District Raigarh (C.G.) for the offence punishable under Section 420, 467, 468 & 471 of Indian Penal Code, the applicant has preferred this application under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for grant of anticipatory bail.

2.

As per the prosecution case, the allegation against the applicant is that while he was working as Executive Engineer in P.H.E. certain notice inviting tender were published on 18.06.2014 and 19.06.2014 but actually the tenders were not at all published in the paper and without publication of the tender in the paper on the basis of forged documents, tender process were carried out. Thereby, the offence has been committed.

3.

Learned counsel for the applicant would submit that certain enquiry was carried out which found in favour of the applicant, therefore, the bail application may be reconsidered.

4.

Per contra, learned State counsel opposes the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail.

5.

Perused the case diary and earlier bail rejection order. The earlier bail application was dismissed on 04.08.2016 on merit. Taking into such fact, at this stage, any reconsideration would amount to review of the order in absence of complete new facts. Therefore, I do not find any new facts to reconsider the instant second anticipatory bail application.

6.

Accordingly, the anticipatory bail application is dismissed at the admission stage itself.

Ashok Sd/- (Goutam Bhaduri) Judge