Ashok Mahto @ Ashok Mahton @ Ashok Prasad v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.5665 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-92 Year-2018 Thana- BARACHATTI District- Gaya ====================================================== Ashok Mahto @ Ashok Mahton @ Ashok Prasad s/o Gowardhan Mahton resident of Village Chandari Govindpur P.S. Pratappur, District Chatra Jharkhand.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Paras Nath For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Rajesh Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH ORAL ORDER 01-02-2019 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned counsel for the State.

The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Barachatti PS case no. 92 of 2018 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 384, 386 and other sections of Indian Penal Code, section 17 of C.L.A. Act and section 3/4/5 of the Explosive Substance Act.

The allegation is regarding six unknown miscreants having set on fire the Pocklen machine and other materials.

The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the name of the petitioner has transpired in the present case after recovery of his adhar card from the place of occurrence

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.5665 of 2019(2) dt.01-02-2019 2/2 and on that very basis, the petitioner has been implicated in the present case. It is further submitted that there is no evidence whatsoever in the present case so as to connect the petitioner with the alleged crime. It is further submitted that though the petitioner is an accused in five other cases but he is on bail in the said cases. Lastly, it is submitted that the petitioner is in custody since 10.08.2018.

Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, I deem it fit and proper to enlarge the petitioner on regular bail.

Accordingly, the abovenamed petitioner is directed to be enlarged on regular bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned J.M. 1st class, Sherghati, Gaya in connection with Barachatti PS case no. 92 of 2018.

(Mohit Kumar Shah, J) rinkee/- U T