Dismissed

Anwarul Haque v. State of Chhattisgarh

Chhattisgarh HC5 Jan 2022CRA/1288/2021

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What is this about?

The High Court dismisses bail appeals filed by appellants in connection with rape, robbery, and other serious offenses. Despite arguments of false implication, the court denies bail due to risks of evidence tampering and corroboration of the incident by victim identification post-arrest.

What did the court decide?

Bail prayed for in two criminal appeals was denied; both appeals dismissed.

Anwarul Haque Vs State of Chhattisgarh — Bail and Remand | Chhattisgarh HC (2022)

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NAFR

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HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR

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CRA No. 1225 of 2021

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Saddam Husain S/o Salauddin Aged About 27 Years

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Mo. Junaid Aalam S/o Mo. Takeer Ahamad Aged About 21 Years

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Both R/o Village Aara Police Chauki Bariyo Police Station Rajpur, District Balrampur Ramanujganj Chhattisgarh

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---- Appellants

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Versus

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State Of Chhattisgarh Through Police Station Lundra, District Surguja Chhattisgarh

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---- Respondent

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CRA No. 1288 of 2021

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Anwarul Haque S/o Istekhar Ansari, Aged About 20 Years R/o Village Aara, Police Post Bariyon, Police Station Rajpur, District Balrampur Ramanujganj Chhattisgarh

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---- Appellant

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Versus

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State Of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer, P.S. Lundra, District Surguja Chhattisgarh

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---- Respondent

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For Respective Appellants : Shri A.K. Yadav and Shri Ashok Kumar Shukla, Advocates For Respondents/State : Shri Ashutosh Mishra, PL For Complainant : Shri A.L. Singroul, Advocate

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Hon'ble Shri Justice Goutam Bhaduri

Order

05/01/2022

Heard.

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Since both these criminal appeals are arising out of the same crime number, therefore, they are being heard and decided together by this common order.

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The present appeals are arising out of order dated 08.10.2021 and 20.10.2021, respectively, passed by the Special Judge (Atrocities), Sarguja, Ambikapur, District Surguja in Crime No.122/2021.

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The appellants have preferred these appeals for grant of bail as they are arrested in connection with Crime No.122/2021 registered in Police Station Lundra, District Surguja (C.G.) for offence punishable under sections 365, 366, 376 (D), 394, 294, 506 (B) & 120 (B) of Indian Penal Code, 1860 and under Section 3(2-5) of the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act 1989.

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As per the prosecution case, on 22.08.2021 while the prosecutrix was going to her village at that time all the three accused came on a motorcycle and stopped the prosecutrix, thereafter, took her to a grocery shop and snatched away the mobile and headphone and subsequently one accused namely Anwarul Haque committed rape in which the other accused also supported by guard. Thereafter, the appellants were arrested and were identified.

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Learned counsel for the appellants would submit that the appellants have been falsely implicated and no objection has been made for grant of bail to the appellants, therefore, the appellants may be enlarged on bail.

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Learned State counsel opposes the prayer for grant of bail.

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Perused the statement of the victim and the case-diary. The case-diary shows that the appellants were identified by the victim after arrest. Though the allegation of rape is on the appellant namely Anwarul Haque, however, joint charges of loot of mobile and assisting in committing the rape is against the other accused persons, considering the same and for the fact that there are chances of tampering of evidence because as per FIR the appellants were not known to prosecutrix earlier to the offence but were identified after arrest, which prima facie corroborates the incident, subject to trial, therefore, I am not inclined to allow these appeals.

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Accordingly, both the appeals are dismissed.

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SD/-Sd/-

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Goutam Bhaduri Judge

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Ashu

Anwarul Haque v. State of Chhattisgarh

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