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Vansh Chhabra v. Union of India through Its Intelligence Officer Narcotics Control Bureau New Delhi

Allahabad HC20 Oct 2020BAIL/17731/2020

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The court granted bail to the applicant, Vansh Chhabra, who was detained for alleged drug trafficking, despite the prosecution's complaint by his employer. The single bench observed that the applicant was not the abettor, the employer failed to show cause for recharge following his own bail, and the applicant's voluntary cooperation in the investigation justified bail under Article 21.

What did the court decide?

Bail granted to the applicant in Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 17731 of 2020 with specific undertakings.

Vansh Chhabra Vs Union of India through Its Intelligence… — Bail and Remand | Allahabad HC (2020)

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Court No. - 91

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Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 17731 of 2020 Applicant :- Vansh Chhabra Opposite Party :- Union Of India Through Its Intelligence Officer Narcotics Control Bureau New Delhi Counsel for Applicant :- Chandra Kumar Rai,Devendra Yadav Counsel for Opposite Party :- Ashish Pandey

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Hon'ble Gautam Chowdhary,J.

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Union of India vs. Shiv Shankar Keshari, (2007) 7 SCC 798 ds izdj.k esa ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; }kjk izfrikfnr fd;k x;k gS fd vf/kfu;e dh /kkjk 37 ds lanHkZ esa tekur ds fy, vkosnu ij fopkj djrs le; vnkyr dks vfHk;qDr ds nks"kh gksus vFkok mlds xqukgxkj gksus ds rF; ij fopkj ugha fd;k tkrk gSA ;g lhfer mn~ns’; ds fy, vfuok;Z :i ls vfHk;qDr dks tekur ij fjgk djus ds loky ij lhfer gS ftlesa vnkyr dks ;g ns[kuk gksrk gS fd D;k ;g ekuus ds fy, mfpr vk/kkj gSa fd vfHk;qDr nks"kh ugha gS vkSj ,sls vk/kkj ds vfLrRo ds ckjs esa vnkyr viuh larqf"V ntZ djrh gSA ysfdu vnkyr dks bl ekeys ij fopkj ugha djuk gS tSls fd og nks"keqDr gksus dk QSlyk lquk jgh gks vkSj nks"kh ugha gksus dk irk yxk jgh gksA

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2& vkosnd ijh{k.k ds nkSjku fcuk dksbZ LFkxu fy, ijh{k.k esa bZekunkjh ls lg;ksx djsxkA

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6& vkosnd ekeys ds izkjEHk gksus dh frfFk ij] vkjksi fojfpr fd, tkus dh frfFk ij ,oa /kkjk 313 na0iz0la0 ds vUrxZr c;ku gksus ds Lrj ij fopkj.k U;k;ky; ds le{k O;fDrxr :i ls mifLFkr jgsxkA fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk ;g ik;k tkrk gS fd vfHk;qDr }kjk bu 'krksZ dk csotg mYya?ku fd;k tk jgk gS rks fopkj.k U;k;ky; dks ;g vf/kdkj gksxk fd og vfHk;qDr }kjk tekur dh Lora=rk dk nq:i;ksx ekurs gq, mlds fo:) mfpr dk;Zokgh djsA

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7& vkosnd dks ;fn ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; ds vkns’kksa ds rgr xfBr lfefr ds vkns’k ds vuqlkj vYidkfyd tekur ij c<+k;k x;k gS rks vYidkfyd tekur dh vof/k lekIr gksus ds ckn mldh tekur izHkkoh gksxhA

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8& vnkyrksa ds lkekU; dkedkt ds cgky gksus rd vkosnd dks fcuk fdlh tekur ds futh eqpyds ij tekur ij c<+k;k tk,xkA vnkyr ds lkekU; dkedkt cgky gksus ds ckn vkjksih ,d eghus ds Hkhrj vnkyr dh larqf"V ds izfrHkqvksa dks izLrqr djsxkA

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9& ikVhZ mPp U;k;ky; bykgkckn dh vkf/kdkfjd osclkbV ls MkmuyksM fd, x, bl rjg ds vkns’k dh daI;wVj tfur izfrfyfi nk;j djsxhA

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Vansh Chhabra v. Union of India through Its Intelligence Officer Narcotics Control Bureau New Delhi

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