Santosh Kumar Pandey @ Santosh Pandey v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.1518 of 2020 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-11 Year-2018 Thana- ARA RAIL P.S. District- Bhojpur ====================================================== SANTOSH KUMAR PANDEY @ SANTOSH PANDEY Son of Saryu Pandey Resident of Mohalla - Pakwa Inar, Ward No. - 9, Imadpur, P.S.- Imadpur, District - Bhojpur.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Jagjit Roshan For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Jitendra Kumar Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 19-06-2020 Due to COVID-19 Pandemic, the matter is being taken up by way of Virtual Court proceeding.
The matter has been listed under the heading 'For Orders' under the orders of Hon'ble the Chief Justice. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered under Sections 147, 149, 341, 323, 337, 307, 353, 427 of the Indian Penal Code, 147, 174, 145, 153 of the Railway Act and 3 of the Public Property Damage Act.
The prosecution case, in short, is that a mob of over 500 students disturbed the movement of trains and caused disturbances in the official duty of the government officials.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.1518 of 2020(3) dt.19-06-2020 2/3 It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent. There is no allegation of tampering of witnesses alleged against the petitioner. The petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case. General and omnibus allegation has been made against the petitioner. No specific overt act is alleged against the petitioner. Other co-accused has been granted anticipatory bail vide Annexure-2 to the present application.
On behalf of the State, it is submitted that the petitioner is named in the F.I.R.
Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and also the lockdown, the petitioner above named, in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on his personal bond to the satisfaction of learned A.C.J.M. Rail, Bhojpur, Ara in connection with Ara Rail P.S. Case No. 11 of 2018, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.
Once the normalcy is restored, the petitioner shall furnish bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each within a period of seven weeks to the satisfaction of the Court concerned in connection
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.1518 of 2020(3) dt.19-06-2020 3/3 with the aforesaid case.
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