Khurshid Aalam v. State Of Chhattisgarh
Case brief
What is this about?
The High Court of Chhattisgarh rejected a bail application filed by an applicant accused of forging cheques and misappropriating funds. Despite the applicant's long detention and co-accused being on bail, the court held that the nature of the offence precluded bail.
What did the court decide?
Bail application filed under Section 439 of Cr.P.C. is rejected.
What the court decided
HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR
MCRC No. 5199 of 2017
Khurshid Aalam S/o Mo. Firoj, aged about 25 years, Occupation – Agriculture, R/o Village Aara (Balrampur), Thana – Rajpur, District Balrampur – Ramanujgunj, Chhattisgarh.
---- Applicant
Versus
State Of Chhattisgarh, Through : Station House Officer, Police Station - Batouli, District - Surguja, Chhattisgarh.
---- Respondent
For Applicant : Mr. Sachin Singh, Advocate For Respondent : Mr. Anil S Pandey, Govt. Advocate
Hon'ble Shri Justice Ram Prasanna Sharma Order On Board
24/11/2017
- This is the first bail application filed under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for grant of regular bail to the applicant who has been arrested in connection with Crime No. 90/2015 registered at Police Station- Batouli, District - Surguja (C.G.) for the offence punishable under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471, 120 – B read with section 34 of the IPC.
Issues for consideration
2 issues framed by the court
Whether bail should be granted to the applicant who is accused of forging cheques and misappropriating funds.
Whether the applicant's involvement in the offence distinguishes his case from co-accused already granted bail.
Parties & counsel
- applicant
Khurshid Aalam
- respondent
State Of Chhattisgarh
Coram
Ram Prasanna Sharma
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
- Court
- Chhattisgarh HC
- Decided on
- · November
- Registered
- Case no.
- MCRC/5199/2017
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