IN THE HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR
NARENDRA KUMAR VYAS, J.
Putul Mitra Dutta W/o. Shri Sandeep Dutta - Petitioner
Versus
State of Chhattisgarh, Through S.H.O. P.S. Civil Lines, District Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh & Ors. - Respondents
CRMP No. 604 of 2021
Decided On : 27-02-2023
Indian Penal Code, 1860 – Section 120B, 420 – Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 – Section 439 – Punishment of criminal conspiracy – Cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property – Present criminal miscellaneous petition has been filed by petitioner to cancel bail granted to respondent – Brief facts as reflected from record are that respondent grant of bail in connection with Crime – Held, High Court is bound to cancel such bail orders particularly when they are passed releasing accused involved in heinous crimes because they ultimately result in weakening prosecution case and have adverse impact on society – Case and legal position as held by Hon’ble Supreme Court quite vivid that respondent despite ample opportunity of hearing has not fulfilled conditions of bail and deliberately deprived petitioner’s mother without being getting fruits of litigation which is pending sufficient material on record for this Court to cancel bail granted to respondent – CRMP is allowed.
ORDER :
1. The present criminal miscellaneous petition has been filed by the petitioner to cancel the bail granted to respondent No. 2 vide order dated 28.01.2021 passed by this Court in MCRC No. 9348 of 2020.
2. The brief facts as reflected from the record are that respondent No. 2 filed MCRC No. 9348/2020 on 11.12.2020 for grant of bail in connection with Crime No. 877/2020 registered at Police Station-Civil Lines, Bilaspur on 28.11.2020 for commission of offence under Section 120B & 420 of IPC.
3. The prosecution story, in brief, is that in the year 2012, respondent No. 2 got an agreement fraudulently executed with complainant/ petitioner’s mother namely Isharani Mitra Garhewal for sale of land bearing Khasra No. 316/34 admeasuring 1800 sq.ft. of the complainant in favour of the respondent No. 2 for a consideration of 90 lacs on the assurance that respondent No.2 would get a house constructed for complainant/petitioner’s mother on the land costing at Rs. 20 lacs, but respondent No. 2 has not given any amount to the complainant, but sold some portion of the land in the year 2017 on a higher price. Thus, respondent No. 2 cheated the complainant/petitioner’s mother, got registered the property in his name and thereby committed offence under Section 420 & 120B of IPC. The petitioner’s mother has raised objection on 22.12.2020 for releasing respondent No. 2 on bail. Thereafter, respondent No. 2 filed an application regarding the compromised arrived between the petitioner’s mother and respondent No. 2 on 20.01.2021. The relevant clause of the agreement reads as under:-
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4. Since the agreement was executed between the petitioner’s mother and respondent No. 2, therefore, the State as well as the petitioner’s mother has raised no objection in releasing respondent No. 2 on bail. Considering the submission by either side, this Court has passed the order releasing respondent No. 2 on bail by observing as under:-
5. Respondent No. 2 was released on bail in view of abovestated agreement executed between the petitioner’s mother and respondent No. 2, but respondent No. 2 has not complied with the terms of agreements, on which, he was released on bail, therefore, the petitioner has filed present CRMP f
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