HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH
OMPRAKASH PATEL – Appellant
Versus
THE STATE OF CHHATTISGARH – Respondent
MCRCA 178/2021
['SUNIL SAHU', '', 'SUMIT SHRIVASTAVA', 'A G']
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MCRCA Nos.178 of 2021 and 281 of 2021
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HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR
Proceedings through video conferencing
MCRCA No. 178 of 2021
• Omprakash Patel S/o Shri Janardhan Patel Aged About 31 Years
R/o Village Chandan, Thana Rajadeori, District Balodabazar
Bhatapara Chhattisgarh.
---- Applicant
Versus
• The State of Chhattisgarh Through The Station House Officer,
Police Station Rajadeori, District Balodabazar Bhatapara
Chhattisgarh.
---- Respondent
MCRCA No. 281 of 2021
• Sushil Patel S/o Shri Goverdhan Patel Aged About 48 Years R/o
Village Devrum, Thana Rajadeori, District Baloda Bazar-
Bhatapara Chhattisgarh.
---- Applicant
Versus
• The State of Chhattisgarh Through The Station House Officer,
Police Station Rajadeori, District Baloda Bazar-Bhatapara
Chhattisgarh
---- Respondent
For Applicants
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Shri Sunil Sahu, Advocate.
For Respondent/State
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Shri Vimlesh Vajpayee, Government
Advocate.
Hon'ble Shri Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra, Ag. Chief Justice
Order On Board
02/07/2021
1.
Since both the bail applications are arising out of same crime
number i.e. 51/2019 they are being considered and decided by
this common order.
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2.
The present applicants have preferred these second bail
applications for grant of anticipatory bail, as they apprehend
their arrest in connection with Crime No.51/2019, registered at
Police Station Rajadeori, District Balodabajar-Bhatapara (CG) for
offence punishable under Section 120 (B), 320, 467, 468, 471 of
the Indian Penal Code.
3.
The first bail application of the applicants has been dismissed as
withdrawn with liberty to file the same before the Sessions Judge.
4.
Applicant Omprakash Patel in MCRCA No.178/2021 along with
co-accused/ applicant Sushil Kumar Patel in MCRCA No. 281 of
2021, President of the Krishi Shaakh Samiti; Fagulal Bariha,
Manager; Mithlesh Nayak, Kendra Prabhari, Golajhar and Suresh
Kumar Nayak, Computer Operator, Dewri Nagedi have
interpolated the Rin Pustika of 32 farmers to purchase inflated
quantity of paddy thereby caused loss to the tune of
Rs.1,25,00,000/- in the year 2012-13 and Rs.1,41,00,000/- in the
year 2013-14.
5.
Admittedly, co-accused Mithlesh Nayak has already been
released on anticipatory bail in MCRCA No.696/2020 and Suresh
Nayak has been released on anticipatory bail in MCRCA No.95 of
2021.
6.
In view of release of similarly placed co-accused persons on
anticipatory bail, the applicants are also entitled to release on
anticipatory bail.
7.
Accordingly, both the applications are allowed and it is directed
that in the event of arrest of the applicants, they shall be released
on anticipatory bail on each of them executing a personal bond
for a sum of Rs.50,000/- (Rupees Fifty Thousand Only) with one
surety in the like sum to the satisfaction of the arresting officer
with the following conditions:-
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they shall make themselves available for
interrogation by a police officer as and when
required;
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they shall not directly or indirectly make any
inducement, threat or promise to any person
acquainted with the facts of the case so as to
dissuade him from disclosing such facts to the
Court or to any police officer.
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they shall not influence the witnesses during
pendency of the trial.
SD/-
(Prashant Kumar Mishra)
Acting Chief Justice
Amardeep