Manoranjan Singh @ Manoranjan Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.6110 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-52 Year-2018 Thana- SANHAULA District- Bhagalpur ====================================================== MANORANJAN SINGH @ MANORANJAN KUMAR Son of Damodar Singh Resident of Village - Kaladumaria, P.S. - Hanwara, District - Goddan (Jharkhand).

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

THE STATE OF BIHAR ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Indeshwari Prasad Mandal, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Mritunjay Kumar Nirala, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 17-02-2022 Due to the third wave of COVID-19 Pandemic, the matter is being taken up by way of Virtual Court proceeding. The matter has been listed under the heading 'For Orders' under the orders of Hon'ble the Chief Justice. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State through virtual mode.

Learned counsel for the petitioner is directed to remove the defects, as pointed out by the Office, within a period of four weeks after restoration of normalcy.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered under Sections 341, 342, 323, 386, 504, 506, 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 37(c), 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016 and 25(1-b)a, 26 and 35 of the Arms Act.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.6110 of 2022(2) dt.17-02-2022 2/3 The prosecution case, in short, is that the accused persons demanded extortion from the informant and a country made gun, 5 live cartridges and two liters wine are recovered from the vehicle.

It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent. There is no allegation of tampering of witnesses alleged against the petitioner. The name of the petitioner has transpired on the basis of disclosure made by the co-accused. Except for this, there is no other substantive evidence to suggest the implication of the petitioner in this case. It is alleged that a country made gun, 5 live cartridges and two liters wine are recovered. Nothing incriminating has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner had no knowledge regarding the alleged incident. There is no compliance of Section 100 Cr.P.C. On behalf of the State, it is submitted that the petitioner is named in the F.I.R.

It is necessary to indicate here that this Court while considering the prayer made in the present anticipatory bail application has taken note of the exponential rise in number of covid cases due to outbreak of third wave of Covid-19 pandemic. Further this Court can also not lose sight of the fact

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.6110 of 2022(2) dt.17-02-2022 3/3 that the condition of jails is not conducive and suitable to the present situation which has arisen due to the sudden rise in covid cases.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, the petitioner, above named, in the event of arrest/surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on his personal bonds to the satisfaction of learned Special Judge, Excise Act, Bhagalpur in connection with Sanhaulla P.S. Case No. 52/2018, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

Once the normalcy is restored, the petitioner shall furnish bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each within a period of eight weeks to the satisfaction of the Court concerned in connection with the aforesaid case.

(Sudhir Singh, J) Pankaj/- U T