Virendra Singh Thakur v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR MCRC No. 8903 of 2018 Virendra Singh Thakur S/o Padam Singh Thakur Aged About 32 Years Caste Gond, R/o Village Sameli, Post Haridwar, Tahsil And P. S. Rithi, District Katni M. P., District : Katni *, Madhya Pradesh. ---- Applicant

Versus

State Of Chhattisgarh Through P. S. Bodhghat, District Bastar Chhattisgarh, District : Bastar(Jagdalpur), Chhattisgarh. ---- Respondent For the Applicant :

Shri Vikas Shrivastava, Advocate For the State :

Shri A.K. Swarnkar, Panel Lawyer ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon'ble Shri Justice Sharad Kumar Gupta Order On Board /12/2018

1. This is the first bail application under Section 439 of the CrPC and there is no bail application is pending before any other Court.

2. Perused the case diary provided by the learned counsel for the State in connection with the Crime No.311/17 registered at Police Station Bodhghat, District Bastar (C.G.) for the offence punishable under Section 20(B)(II)(C) of NDPS Act.

3. Case of the prosecution, in brief is that on on 25/09/2017 Assistant Sub Inspector Prem Panigrahi, P.S. Bodhghat seized 10 Kgs. Cannabis from the possession of the applicant.

4. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that he has innocent and falsely implicated in the present case, therefore, he shall be released on bail.

5. On the other hand, counsel for the State opposes the bail application. He further submits that no criminal antecedents against the applicant.

6. Looking to the facts and circumstances of the case,looking to the fact that there is no likelihood of the accused to abscond and tamper the evidence, it is directed that if the applicant furnishes one solvent surety for a sum of Rs. 25,000/- along with a personal bond in the like sum to the satisfaction of the concerned Court with the condition that he shall appear before the trial Court at 11.00 am as and when directed till trial and he would cooperate during the trial, he shall be released on bail.

7. Certified copy as per rules.

Sd/- (Sharad Kumar Gupta) Judge Kamde