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Prakash Mandal v. State of Chhattisgarh

Chhattisgarh HC12 Apr 2023MCRC/4/2023

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The High Court of Chhattisgarh allowed the bail application filed by two applicants arrested for cheating and cyber fraud. Despite the gravity of the offence and the filing of the charge sheet, the court granted bail directing the furnishing of local sureties and personal bond.

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Application allowed; applicants directed to furnish one local surety for Rs.50,000/- each along with one personal bond in like sum to the trial Court.

Prakash Mandal Vs State of Chhattisgarh — Cheating and Forgery | Chhattisgarh HC (2023)

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NAFR

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HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR

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MCRC No. 4 of 2023

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Prakash Mandal S/o Chano Mandal Aged About 26 Years R/o Modabadi, Aasavani, P.S. Chitra, District Deoghar, Jharkhand.

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Hemlal Hasda S/o Ukevar Hasda Aged About 22 Years R/o Modabadi, Aasavani, P.S. Chitra, District Deoghar, Jharkhand.

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---- Applicants

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Versus

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State Of Chhattisgarh Through Police Station Rajpur, District Balrampur-Ramanujganj, Chhattisgarh.

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---- Respondent

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For Applicants - Shri Manoj Paranjpe, Advocate. For Respondent/State - Shri Gurudev I. Sharan, Government Advocate.

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Hon'ble Justice Shri N.K. Chandravanshi

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Order on Board

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12-04-2023

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Heard.

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The applicants have preferred this first bail application under Section 439 of the Cr.P.C. for grant of regular bail, as they are arrested in connection with Crime No.218/2021, registered at Police Station – Rajpur, District – Balrampur Ramanujganj (C.G.) for the offence punishable under Section 420 r/w Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 67(A) of the Information Technology Act.

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Prosecution story, in brief, on 17-11-2021, the applicants withdraw Rs.1,95,700/- from the account of complainant by playing online fraud through mobile.

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Learned counsel for the applicants would submit that the

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applicants are innocent, they have been falsely implicated in the instant case. He further submits earlier in similar nature of case, both the applicants have granted bail in MCRC No.323/2023 on 15-03-2023. They are in jail since 16-12-2022, charge sheet has been filed, hence, they may be enlarged on bail.

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Learned counsel for the State would oppose the bail application filed by both the applicants.

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Considered the submissions and perused the case diary.

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Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, nature and gravity of offence, particularly considering their period of detention and charge sheet has already been filed, I feel inclined to enlarge the applicants on bail.

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Accordingly, the present bail application is allowed. It is directed that if each of them furnishes one local sureties for a sum of Rs.50,000/- along with one personal bond in the like sum to the satisfaction of the trial Court concerned for their appearance before the concerned Court as and when directed by the said Court, they be released on bail.

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SD/-

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(N.K. Chandravanshi) Judge

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Amardeep

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