Shakti Pada Rai Vs. State of Jharkhand - Court Judgment

INTHEHIGHCOURTOFJHARKHANDATRANCHI Cr.Appeal(D.B.)No.129of2013 ShaktiPadaRai .... .... ....Appellant Versus TheStateofJharkhand .... .... ....Respondent CORAM :HON'BLEMR.JUSTICENARENDRANATHTIWARI HON'BLEMR.JUSTICEP.P.BHATT FortheAppellant :Mr.DilipKr.Chakraverty,Advocate FortheRespondent :Mr.AmreshKumar,A.P.P. 07/19.08.2013 Onperusaloftheordersheetoflowercourtrecords, learnedcounselappearingfortheappellantpraysforsuspension ofsentenceoftheappellantandforreleaseoftheappellanton bailduringthependencyoftheappeal. Learned counsel submitted that the conviction is basedontheevidenceofinterestedwitnesses;theseizurelist witnesses have denied seizure in their presence; the place of occurrencehasnotbeenproved. Learned A.P.P. opposed the prayer and submitted thatthereisafindingofseizureof380K.g.ofGanjafromthe houseofShaktiPadaRaiandBhaktiPadaRai.Theseizurewas provedbytheevidenceofP.W.2andhasbeencorroboratedby theI.O.P.W.8. Considering the said finding and the material on record,wearenotinclinedtoreleasetheappellantonbail.The prayerforbailoftheappellantis,accordingly,rejected. (NarendraNathTiwari,J.) (P.P.Bhatt,J.) SI/