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NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 4522 of 2025 1 - Gurvinder Singh Sandhu S/o Charanjeet Singh Aged About 43 Years R/o House No. 24, Padala Road, Phase-1, Tower Enclave, Vadala Road, Jalandhar, Police Station Bharmo Camp, District Jalandhar, Punjab.
... Applicant versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Officer-In-Charge Of Police Station- Patewa, District Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh.
... Respondent For Applicant : Mr. Palash Agrawal, Advocate For State : Mr. Sanjeev Pandey, Dy. AG
Hon’ble Shri Justice Sachin Singh Rajput
Order on Board 24/06/2025 The applicant has preferred this Second bail application under Section 483 of B.N.S.S. for grant of regular bail as he is in custody in connection with crime No. 153/2018 registered in Police Station Patewa, Mahasamund, CG for offence punishable under Sections 420 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 3, 4, 5 and 6 of the Prize Chits and Money Circulation Schemes (Banning) Act, 1978 and Sections 3, 4, 5 and 10 of the Chhattisgarh Protection of Depositors Interest Act, 2005. The first bail application was dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to renew the prayer after six months if the trial is not concluded vide order dated 12.01.2023 passed in MCRC No. 10387 of 2022.
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Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant has not committed any offence and has been falsely implicated in the case. He further submits that the applicant was
2 arrested on 25.06.2021 and trial has not concluded. He submits that the various cases have been registered against the applicant in different police stations and in many of them, the applicant has been enlarged on bail. He submits that looking to the detention period of the applicant, this application may be allowed.
3. Leaned counsel for the State/respondent opposes the bail application.
4. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case diary.
5. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, and also considering the detention period of applicant since 25.06.2021; trial may take some time for conclusion, I am inclined to enlarge the applicant on bail.
6. Accordingly, the bail application is allowed and it is directed that applicant shall be released on bail on his furnishing a personal bond in the sum of Rs. 25,000/- with one solvent surety for the like amount to the satisfaction of the concerned trial Court on the condition that :- a) he shall appear before the trial Court regularly on each and every date, unless exempted from appearance. b) he shall not make any attempt to tamper with the prosecution witnesses. c) he is restrained from meeting any of the prosecution witnesses, till conclusion of trial.
7. The observations made hereinabove is only for the purpose of deciding the bail application and the trial will decide the case on its own merit without being influenced by any observation made hereinabove. Certified copy as per rules. Sd/-
(Sachin Singh Rajput)
JUDGE Pawan