Vinod Gupta v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR MCRC No. 9841 of 2018 Vinod Gupta, son of Ramjivan Gupta, aged about 30 years, R/o Haripur, Police Chowki Khadganwa, Police Station Pratappur, District Surajpur (CG). ---- Applicant

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State of Chhattisgarh, through Police Chowki Khadganwa, Police Station Pratappur, District Surajpur (CG).

---- Non-applicant For Applicant : Mr. Gyan Prakash Shukla, Advocate.

For Non-applicant : Mr. Vinod Tekam, Panel Lawyer Hon'ble Shri Justice Sharad Kumar Gupta Order On Board 17.01.2019 1.

This is first bail application under Section 439 of the Cr.P.C. preferred by the applicant before this Court and no other bail application is pending before any other Court.

2.

Perused the case diary provided by the counsel for the State in connection with crime No.215/2018 registered at Police Station Pratappur, District Surajpur for the offence punishable under Section 20(B) of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act.

3.

Case of the prosecution, in brief is that on 30.10.2018 at about 15:45 hrs at village Haripur, Sub Inspector Kapildev Pandey, In-charge of Crime Cell, Surajpurl seized 1.700 kg cannabis from the possession of the applicant. 4.

Counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant has not committed any offence. He is innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present case, therefore, he may be released on bail.

5.

On the other hand, counsel for the State opposes for grant of bail however, he submits that no criminal antecedent reported against the applicant in police case diary.

6.

Looking to these facts and circumstances of the case, looking to the fact that there is no likelihood of the accused to abscond and tamper the evidence; and the trial is likely to take some more time for its final disposal, this Court is inclined to give benefit of Section 439 of the Cr.P.C. to the applicant. Accordingly, the bail application is allowed. 7.

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 Trial 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 co-operate during the trial, he shall be released on bail. 8.

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Sd/- (Sharad Kumar Gupta) JUDGE L/-