Matol Singh @ Rajeev Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.944 of 2020 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-10 Year-2015 Thana- MOKAMAH District- Patna ====================================================== MATOL SINGH @ RAJEEV SINGH Son of Late Uma Shankar Singh Resident of Village- Sindur Factory Bijali Office, Mokama, P.S.- Mokama, Distt- Patna. ... ... Petitioner

Versus

The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Manoj Kumar Pandey, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Mushtaque Alam, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER 25-02-2020 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The instant application for anticipatory bail has been filed by the petitioner apprehending his arrest in connection with Mokama P.S. Case No. 10 of 2015, registered for the offence punishable under sections 147, 148, 149, 447, 323, 341, 431, 427, 353 and 504 of the Indian Penal Code. As per allegation in the FIR, it is stated by the informant that a large number of persons gathered, blocked the road and created chaos. Demand was to make Mokama either a District or a subdivision. On the police personnel reaching there, they were also prevented from performing their duties. Amongst the accused, 14-15 persons including this petitioner were identified while two others were not identified. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.944 of 2020(2) dt.25-02-2020 2/2 that the allegation as levelled in the FIR, so far as the petitioner is concerned, is false and concocted. From the FIR itself, it would be evident that in such a situation, it would be very difficult to identify any of the accused persons and the name of the petitioner has been dragged in only because of village politics. The allegations are general and omnibus in nature. The application for bail is opposed by learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

Having heard learned counsel for the parties and in the facts and circumstances of the case as stated above, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The petitioner is directed to surrender in the Court below within a period of six weeks from today and in the event of his arrest or surrender in connection with Mokama P.S. Case no. 10 of 2015, he will be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate IV, Barh, District Patna subject to the condition as laid down under section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.

(Partha Sarthy, J) sushma/- U T