Bail conditions should not be arbitrary and should be in the interest of justice, and onerous bail conditions are not sustainable in the eyes of the law.

JUDGMENT :

Heard.

1. Since common facts and grounds are involved in these cases, they are being heard and decided by this common order.

2. The brief facts of these cases are that the petitioners were got arrested pursuant to Crime No.125/2016, under Section 420, 34 of IPC, section 5 & 6 of the Prize Chits & Money Circulation Scheme (Banning) Act, 1978 and section 4 and 10 of the Chhattisgarh Protection of Depositors interest Act; Crime No.301/2015 under Section 420, 34 of IPC, section 5 & 6 of the Prize Chits & Money Circulation Scheme (Banning) Act, 1978 and section 4 and 10 of the Chhattisgarh Protection of Depositors interest Act and Crime No.366/2019 under Section 420, 34 of IPC, section 3, 4 & 6 of the Prize Chits & Money Circulation Scheme (Banning) Act, 1978 and section 10 of the Chhattisgarh Protection of Depositors interest Act.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that condition of the bail wherein two sureties of Rs. 50 lacs and personal bond of Rs.50 lacs has been ordered is too stringent which would amount to cancellation of the bail itself. He would further submit that the applicants are ready and willing to submit the details of the immovable property within a period of two months after their release. It is submitted that since the applicants are lodged in jail the said condition cannot be fulfilled, therefore condition so imposed of Rs.50 lacs may be diluted along with the fact that after their release the applicants may be allowed to furnish the property detail as directed by the order of the learned special court.

4. Learned State counsel submits that since the issue relates to chit fund as such stringent conditions have been made.

5. Perused the bail order passed by the Special Court which reads as under:-

**Qyr% vkosfndkx.k@vfHk;qDrkx.k liqjk eseu] fuyksQj ckuks ,oa ukft;k ckuks] dh vksj ls ÁLrqr ;g tekur vkosnu varxZr /kkjk 439 na0Á0 lafgrk Lohdkj djrs gq, vknsf'kr fd;k tkrk gS fd vkosfndkx.k@vfHk;qDrkx.k esa ls ÁR;sd dh vksj ls bl U;k;ky; dh larqf"V ;ksX; :i;s 50]00]000@& ¼ipkl yk[k :i;s½] 50]00]000@& ¼ipkl yk[k :i;s½ dh nks l{ke ÁfrHkwr ,oa 50]00]000@& ¼ipkl yk[k :i;s½] Lo;a dk ca/ki= ÁLrqr fd;s tkus ij mUgsa fuEufyf[kr 'krksZa ij tekur ij fjgk fd;k tk,A

1& vkosfndkx.k@vfHk;qDrkx.k ÁR;{k ;k vÁR;{k :i ls ekeys ds rF;ksa ls voxr fdlh O;fDr dks iqfyl ,oa U;k;ky; ds le{k mu rF;ksa dks ÁdV u djus ds fy;s eukus ds okLrs mUgsa dksbZ /kedh] mRÁsj.k ;k opu ugha nsaxhA

2& vkosfndkx.k@vfHk;qDrkx.k ,slk dksbZ dk;Z ;k vkpj.k ugha djsaxh tks ekeys ds fof/kiw.kZ ,oa Rofjr fopkj.k esa dksbZ foijhr ÁHkko MkysA

3& vkosfndkx.k@vfHk;qDrkx.k vijk/k ds vUos"k.k ds nkSjku iqfyl vf/kdkjh }kjk iwNs tkus okys ifjÁ'uksa dk mRrj nsus gsrq tc o tSls visf{kr gks] miyC/k jgsaxh rFkk vfHk;ksxi= is'k gksus ds i'pkr~ bl U;k;ky; }kjk fu;r is'kh frfFk;ksa ij mifLFkr jgsaxhA

4& vkosfndkx.k@vfHk;qDrkx.k ,oa muds tekurnkj vius&vius vk/kkj dkMZ ftlesa vk/kkj uEcj dk Li"V mYys[k gks] dh Áfrfyfi ds lkFk Lo;a ds ikliksVZ lkbZt jaxhu QksVksxzkQ Hkh bl U;k;ky; ds le{k is’k djsaxs rkfd mudk feyku dj lR;kiu fd;k tk ldsA

5& vkosfndkx.k@vfHk;qDrkx.k blh rjg ds vijk/k dh iqujko`fRr ugha djsaxhA

6& vkosfndkx.k@vfHk;qDrkx.k dfFkr dEiuh ds uke dh] vkosfndkx.k ds uke dh rFkk mlds ifjokj ds lnL;ksa ds uke dh py@vpy laifRr dh lEiw.kZ lwph bl vkns’k ds pkj lIrkg ds vUnj bl U;k;ky; ds le{k is’k djsaxhA

7& vkosfndkx.k@vfHk;qDrkx.k vius LFkkbZ fuokl ds irs dk ifjorZu bl U;k;ky; dh vuqefr ds fcuk ugha djsaxhA

8& vkosfndkx.k@vfHk;qDrkx.k bl U;k;ky; dh iwoZ vuqefr ds fcuk ns’k ls ckgj ugha tk;sxhA**

6. The aforesaid condition imposing Rs.50.00 lacs personal bond and two sureties of Rs.50.00 lacs appears to be too stringent.

7. At this juncture, learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that the petitioners are ready and willing to abide by the directions to furnish the entire property details as has been imposed by condition No.6 of the bail order passed by the Special Court, therefore, I am not deliberating the issue in view of submission made by the petitioners.