Pintu Singh v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.6484 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-346 Year-2024 Thana- CHAPRA TOWN District- Saran ====================================================== Pintu Singh S/o Late Jai Singh R/o Village- Bara Telpa Naya Basti, P.S.- Chapra Town, District- Saran ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Parashuram Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Harendra Prasad, A.P.P.
====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 15-05-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under sections 147, 148, 149, 307, 302, 120B/34 of the Indian Penal Code and section 27 of the Arms Act.
3. As per the prosecution case, informant alleged that on 20.05.2024 during Lok Sabha Election at Booth No. 318 and 319, RJD candidate came when some miscreants abused and misbehaved with her and also attacked her for which Chapra P.S. Case No. 342 of 2024 was instituted. It is next alleged that on account of the said occurrence dated 20.05.2024, 12 named accused persons including the petitioner on 21.05.2024 along with 40-50 unknown accused came variously armed and intercepted his son Chandan Ram at 07:00 a.m. at Bhikhari Chauk. Further, on orders of Chandan Singh, Manoj Kumar
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.6484 of 2025(2) dt.15-05-2025 2/3 Singh and Mintu Singh, accused Ramakant Singh shot the son of the informant on his chest, thereafter petitioner shot Guddu Kumar causing injury on his waist while Ram Pratap Singh shot Manoj Ram causing injury on his temple and Satya Nand Singh shot Deepak causing injury on his right rib. On alarm, informant along with others came at the place of occurrence when accused persons fled away and the injured were taken to the hospital where the Doctor declared Chandan Rai dead.
4. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. specific accusation of firing is against other accused persons and petitioner can at best be said to be a member of mob. Co-accused, with similar allegation, has already been allowed pre-arrest bail by a co-ordinate bench of this Court vide order passed in Cr.Mis.No. 66294/2024. Petitioner claims clean antecedent.
5. Considering the aforesaid facts of the case, prayer for bail of the petitioner is allowed. In the event of arrest/surrender within eight 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,
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.6484 of 2025(2) dt.15-05-2025 3/3 Saran at Chapra in Town Police Station Case No. 346/2024, subject to the conditions laid down under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashi/- U T