Neeraj Keshri v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.1998 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-134 Year-2022 Thana- NAYA RAM NAGAR District- Munger ====================================================== NEERAJ KESHRI Son of Late Ganesh Prasad Keshri R/v- Rampur Bhikhari, Gulzar Pokhar, P.S.- Kotwali, District- Munger ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

THE STATE OF BIHAR ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Manoj Kumar Jha For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Rajendra Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 19-06-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner has prayed for regular bail in a case instituted for the offence under Section 392 of the Indian Penal Code.

The allegation against the petitioner along with two unknown persons is of snatching the money bag of the informant, thereafter they fled away. The informant further alleged that due to conspiracy of the petitioner the incident of loot took place.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case. He has committed no offence. During investigation, the looted cash has been recovered from the possession of other co-accused namely,

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.1998 of 2023(3) dt.19-06-2023 2/2 Golu Kumar @ Kumar Parikshit and Shashi Kant Verma. Nothing incriminating/looted article has recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The police party forcibly took his signature on a blank paper and the same has been converted into his self confessional statement, which has got no evidentiary value in the eyes of law. He is languishing in judicial custody since 28.09.2022.

The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State.

Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned A.C.J.M.-I, Munger in connection with Naya Ramnagar (Safiasarai) P.S. Case No. 134 of 2022.

(Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) arish/- U T