Rajesh Kumar @ Rajesh Mahato v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.4635 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-155 Year-2022 Thana- HARSIDHI District- East Champaran ====================================================== Rajesh Kumar @ Rajesh Mahato Son Of Late Manu Mahto @ Bhanu Mahato R/O Village- Areraj, P.S.- Areraj, District- East Champaran ... ... Petitioner

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Kundan Rathore@ Kundan Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Anuj Kumar Shrivastava ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 09-05-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State.

The petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under sections 420/34 and other allied sections of the Indian Penal Code.

As per the prosecution case, the police saw a Suzuki car standing and six persons sitting in it. When police tried to intercept the accused persons they tried to escape. Upon search blank papers was found between Rs. 100 notes as also the chassis number of the car was scratched.

Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is neither owner nor driver of the vehicle in question. His name has figured during course of investigation in confessional statement of co-accused. No incriminating material

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.4635 of 2023(2) dt.09-05-2023 2/2 has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. Petitioner claims clean antecedent. Considering the aforesaid facts of the case, prayer for bail of the petitioner is allowed. In the event of arrest/surrender within six weeks from today, let the petitioner, mentioned above, 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Motihari, East Champaran in Harsidhi Police Station Case No. 155 of 2022, subject to the conditions laid down under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashi/- U T