Sunil Mahto v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.6520 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-278 Year-2023 Thana- SAMASTIPUR District- Samastipur ====================================================== Sunil Mahto Son of Baijnath Mahto @ Baijanath Mahato Resident of VillageMadhu Tol, P.S.-Khanur, Distt.-Samastipur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Mahendra Pratap, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Umeshanand Pandit, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 16-02-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Samastipur Town P.S. case No. 278 of 2023, instituted for the offences under Sections 447, 341, 323, 379, 34 of the Indian Penal Code and later on Section 411 of the Indian Penal Code was added.

3. Prosecution allegation, in short, is that few unknown miscreants looted Scorpio vehicle from the informant on the point of pistol.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case merely on suspicion. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.6520 of 2024(2) dt.16-02-2024 2/2 possession of the petitioner. Learned counsel further submitted that the stolen vehicle was recovered from outside the house of this petitioner which was parked by some stranger and the petitioner had no knowledge regarding the same. Learned counsel further submitted that no T.I.P. has been conducted till date. It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner is in custody since 16.10.2023 and has no criminal antecedent.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, clean criminal antecedent of the petitioner as well as the period of custody undergone by the petitioner, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

7. Let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Samastipur Town P.S. case No. 278 of 2023.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Alok Verma/- U T