Manipur High CourtKangujam Kanarjit Singh vs Officer In Charge on 1 February, 2022Author:Sanjay KumarBench:Sanjay KumarItem No. 12\n                                                                 (Through Video Conferencing)\n         Digitally\nLAIREN signed by\n                              IN THE HIGH COURT OF MANIPUR\nMAYUM LAIRENMAYU\n       M INDRAJEET\nINDRAJ SINGH                            AT IMPHAL\n       Date:\nEET    2022.02.01\nSINGH 16:41:51\n       +05'30'                   BAIL. APPLN. No. 29 of 2021\n\n\n          Kangujam Kanarjit Singh\n                                                                                ....Applicant\n                                               - Versus -\n\n          Officer In Charge, Porompat PS\n                                                                              ...RespondentBEFORE\n                     HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. SANJAY KUMAR\n\n          01.02.2022\n\n                        The applicant was arrested on 08.06.2021 in relation to FIR No.\n\n          86(4)2021 PRT- PS registered on the file of Porompat Police Station underSections 406,420,468and34IPC. By way of this application filed underSection 439CrPC, he seeks grant of regular bail.On 29.10.2021, Mr. N. Jotendro, learned senior counsel, appearing\n\n          for the applicant, contended that the charge sheet in connection with the\n\n          subject FIR had not been filed within the statutory period provided underSection 167(2)CrPC and, therefore, the applicant would be entitled to grant of\n\n          regular bail on statutory grounds. Mr. Y. Ashang, learned PP, sought time to\n\n          ascertain this aspect and report.Today, Mr. Y. Ashang, learned PP, would fairly concede that the\n\n          charge sheet was not filed within the statutory period referred to above.In that view of the matter, the applicant would be entitled to grant2of regular bail on statutory grounds as set out inSection 167(2)CrPC, even\n\nwithout consideration of the bail application on merits.The bail application is accordingly allowed.\n\n            The applicant shall be enlarged on bail in relation to FIR No.\n\n86(4)2021 PRT- PS upon his furnishing a personal bond for a sum of\n\n₹. 1,00,000/- (Rupees One Lakh) along with two sureties for a like sum each\n\nto the satisfaction of the Ld. CJM, Imphal East. Further, the applicant shall not\n\noffer any inducement, threat or promise to anyone connected with the case\n\nand shall not leave the State of Manipur without the leave of the Ld. CJM,\n\nImphal East. He shall forthwith deposit his passport, if he has one, with the\n\nOfficer-in-Charge, Porompat Police Station.A copy of this order shall be supplied online or through whatsapp to\n\nthe learned counsel for the parties.CHIEF JUSTICE\n\nIndrajeet