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ARVIND KUMAR VERMA
Arun Pati Tripathi S/o Lt. Sh. Prakash Pati Tripathi – Appellant
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State of Chhattisgarh through ACB/EOW – Respondent
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ORDER :
Arvind Kumar Verma, J.
This is the first bail application under Section 439 of the Cr.P.C. for grant of regular bail filed by the applicant as he has been arrested in connection with Crime No.04/2024 dated 12.04.2024 (arrested on 12.04.2024) registered by the Anti Corruption Bureau District Raipur, Chhattisgarh for commission of offences punishable under Sections 420,467,468,471 & 120(B) of the IPC and Sections 7 and 12 of the Prevention of Corruption Act.
2.It is the case of the applicant that he was an erstwhile Special Secretary of the Excise Department in the State of Chhattsigarh and Managing Director of M/s. Chhattisgarh State Marketing Corporate Limited (CSML). He is an Indian Telecom Service (ITS) Officer of Department of Telecom, Ministry of Communication. He was working under the Government of Chhattisgarh on deputation and was relieved for joint parent department ie. Department of Telecommunication, Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, New Delhi on 22.12.2023. He does not have any criminal antecedents. It is alleged that in between 26.02.2020 to 01.03.2020, an at
The court emphasized that bail is not a right in cases involving serious economic offences, particularly where substantial evidence of corruption exists.
Bail is the rule and jail is the exception; economic offences necessitate careful consideration due to their serious implications on public interest and the economy.
The court emphasized that bail is the exception, not the rule, particularly in serious economic offences, where the risk of tampering with evidence and flight is significant.
Bail is the rule and jail is the exception, especially in serious economic offences under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, where the gravity of charges necessitates stringent scrutiny.
The main legal point established in the judgment is that bail is the general rule and its refusal is an exception, and that deprivation of personal liberty must be considered a form of punishment. Th....
The court held that mere employment and routine tasks do not establish criminal intent or conspiracy, emphasizing the necessity of clear evidence for such charges.
Bail is to be denied in economic offenses when serious, substantiated evidence of money laundering exists, per provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
The main legal point established in the judgment is that the grant of bail is the rule and refusal is the exception, and the gravity of the offence is an aspect to be kept in view by the Court. The c....
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