Abhijeet Ravidas & ANR. v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR MCRC No. 7783 of 2019 • Abhijeet Ravidas, S/o Vinod Ravidas, Aged About 22 Years, R/o Pithkhiyari, Police Station Nirsa, Dhanbad Jharkhand. • Suraj Kumar Das, S/o Sapan Ravidas, Aged About 22 Years, R/o Banagodya, Police Station- Nirsa, Dhanbad Jharkhand....(In Jail), District : Dhanbad, Jharkhand ---- Applicants

Versus

• State of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer Police Of Police Station- Baikunthpur, District- Koriya, Chhattisgarh. ---- Respondent For Applicants : Mr. Anil Gulati, Adv.

For Respondent/State : Mr. Akhtar Hussain, P.L.

Hon'ble Smt. Justice Rajani Dubey Order on Board 21.01.2020

1. The accused/applicants have moved this first bail application under Section 439 of Criminal Procedure Code for releasing them on regular bail during trial in connection with Crime No. 224/2019 registered at Police Station- Baikunthpur, District- Koriya, (C.G.). for the offence punishable under Sections 420 of I.P.C. and Section 66 (C) of Information Technology Act.

2. The prosecution story, in brief is that, it is alleged that applicant has withdrawn Rs. 1,62,500/- by getting a OTP and transferring that money to the account of the co-accused and using it for himself. Thereafter, offence has been registered against the present applicants.

3. Learned counsel for the applicants submits that the applicants are innocent and have been falsely implicated in the crime in question. He further submits that the applicants are in jail since 28.09.2019, there is no likelihood of their case being decided in near future,

therefore, the present applicants may be released on bail.

4. On the other hand, counsel for the State opposes the bail application.

5. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case diary.

6. Taking into consideration the nature and gravity of the offence, facts and circumstances of the case, and further considering the facts that the applicants are in jail since 28.09.2019 and the trial is likely to take some time for its final disposal, this Court is of the view that it is a fit case to release the applicants on bail. Accordingly, the application is allowed.

7. Accused/applicants are directed to be released on bail on their executing a personal bond in the sum of Rs. 25,000/- each, with one local surety in the like sum to the satisfaction of the trial Court. They are directed to appear before the trial Court on each and every date given to them by the said Court.

Sd/- (Rajani Dubey) Judge Ruchi