Manas Diwedi v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR MCRC No. 8548 of 2018 • Manas Diwedi S/o Shri Bhojeshwar Prasad Diwedi Aged About 31 Years R/o Bypass Road, Imli Duggu, Near Hanuman Darbar, Korba P. S. Kotwali, Korba District Korba Chhattisgarh ---- Applicant

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• State Of Chhattisgarh Through P. S. Kotwali, Korba District Korba Chhattisgarh ---- Respondent For applicant Mr. Ravish Verma, Adv.

For Respondent/State Mr. S.K. Mishra, PL Hon'ble Shri Justice Sharad Kumar Gupta Order On Board 2-111. This is first bail application under Section 439 of the Cr.P.C. preferred by the applicant before this Court and his no bail application is pending before any other court.

2. The applicant has been arrested in connection with Crime No. 509/2018 registered in police station Kotwali, Korba (CG) for offence punishable under Section 20(B) of NDPS Act.

3. Prosecution story in brief is that on 20-7-2018, SI Chandrashekhar Barik, PS Kotwali, Korba seized 2 kg cannabis from the applicant.

4. Counsel for the applicant argued that the applicant is innocent and falsely implicated hence he be released on bail.

5. On the other hand, the Panel Lawyer appearing for the State opposed the bail application. However, he submits that no criminal antecedent of the applicant is reported in the police case diary.

6. Looking to the above facts and circumstances of the case, application is allowed. It is ordered that if the applicant furnishes one solvent surety for a sum of Rs. 25,000/- along with one personal bond of the like sum to the satisfaction of the trial Court concerned, he be released on bail.

7. CC as per rules.

Sd/- (Sharad Kumar Gupta) Judge Pathak