Praduman Singh @ Chhotu Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.13054 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-131 Year-2024 Thana- KOPA District- Saran ====================================================== Praduman Singh @ Chhotu Singh S/o Gauri Shankar Singh @ Guarishnkar Singh Resident Of Village- Mohabat Parsa, Ps- Rivilganj, Distt.- Saran at Chapra ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ajay Kumar Tiwary, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Md. Mushtaque Alam, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 06-03-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2.

The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Kopa P.S. Case No. 131 of 2024 instituted for the offence under Section 303(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. 3.

Prosecution case in short is that motorcycle of the informant has been taken away by unknown thieves when he parked the same near I.T.I. Goghwalia Satyakala. 4.

It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner is in custody since 22-09-2024. Petitioner bears three criminal antecedents, as per disclosure made in paragraph No. 3 of the bail application.

5.

It has been further submitted by the petitioner's

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.13054 of 2025(2) dt.06-03-2025 2/3 counsel that petitioner has been falsely implicated in the present case. Petitioner is not named in the FIR. Name of the petitioner has transpired on the basis of his self-confessional statement. It is alleged that motorcycle in question has been recovered from the possession of the petitioner, but the petitioner has been made scapegoat in this case due to the police mechanism seeing his criminal antecedent. There is no compliance of Section 103 of the BNSS, 2023. Charge sheet is submitted in this case. 6.

Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner. 7.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, period of custody of the petitioner, manner of petitioner's implication and charge sheet being submitted, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. 8.

Let the petitioner be released on bail, after framing of charge, if not already framed, 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 Kopa P.S. Case No. 131 of 2024, subject to the following conditions: (I) One of the bailors shall be own/close member of the family of the petitioner.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.13054 of 2025(2) dt.06-03-2025 3/3 (II) The petitioner shall appear on each and every date fixed at the trial. In case of default in such appearance on two consecutive dates, the Trial Court will have liberty to cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Raj Kishore/- U T