Vimlesh Kumar @ Vimlesh Ram v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.8222 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-119 Year-2021 Thana- SAHODARA District- West Champaran ====================================================== VIMLESH KUMAR @ VIMLESH RAM Son of Dindeyal Ram Resident of Village- Prem Nagar, P.S.- Sahodara, District- West Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Sanjeev Kumar Shrivastava For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Raj Ballabh Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 07-04-2023 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 Sections 384, 385, 386 of the Indian Penal Code.

As per FIR, the informant has alleged that the petitioner along with others is of demanding ransom of Rs. 10,00,000/- and failure to do so, his 'Mall' was locked. He had to visit the police station to get the same unlocked, whereafter it is alleged that once again the accused persons including petitioner herein threatened him to pay Rs. 10,00,000/-, failing which be ready to face dire consequences.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case. He has committed no offence. He submitted that there is general and

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.8222 of 2023(2) dt.07-04-2023 2/2 omnibus allegation against the petitioner of demanding ransom from the informant. He submitted that petitioner is the own brother-in-law of the informant. He submitted that due to matrimonial dispute the informant lodged false case against the petitioner. He further submitted that the other co-accused has already been granted bail by a Co-ordinate Bench vide order dated 20.09.2022 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 36371 of 2022. He is languishing in judicial custody since 16.03.2022. 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 C.J.M., Bettiah at West Champaran in connection with Sahodara P.S. Case No. 119 of 2021.

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