RAMDHANI YADAV Vs. STATE OF C G

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE applicants have preferred this application under section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for grant of bail as their application for regular bail has been rejected by the learned Sessions Judge, Ambikapur by the impugned order dated 3-1-2005.

(2.) CASE of the prosecution is that complainant Phulkumari lodged a complaint on 5-9-2004 to the effect that on 24-5-2002 the applicants got a sale deed executed in respect of land bearing Khasra No. 298/5 area measuring 290 hectare in place of land bearing Khasra No. 309 area measuring 10 decimal and on the basis of said complaint Crime No. 174/2004 was registered against them at Police Station Lakhanpur for the offences punishable under sections 420, 467, 468 and 471 of the IPC.

(3.) THE applicants were arrested in connection with the aforesaid offence on 12-12-2004 but however they were not taken into custody because of the protective umbrella granted by this Court. Thereafter the charge sheet was filed on 24-12-2004 by the police before the CJM, Ambikapur and the application for regular bail under Section 437 of the Cr.P.C. preferred by the applicants was rejected.