Sonu Khan @ Sanu Khan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.8673 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-247 Year-2022 Thana- UCHKAGAON District- Gopalganj ====================================================== Sonu Khan @ Sanu Khan S/O Masoom Khan R/O Village- Murgiya Tola, P.S- Barhariya, Distt.- Siwan.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Ms. Priyanka Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Humayou Ahmad Khan, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAWNEET KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 20-02-2024 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Uchakagaon P.S. Case No. 247 of 2022, registered for the offences punishable under Section 392 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per allegation, when the informant was going to shop, two miscreants intercepted his way and at the point of pistol, they snatched Rs. 4 Lacs cash, one laptop, three mobile phone and two ATM cards etc.

4. The learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner was not arrested at the spot. Nothing was recovered from his possession and his name has figured on the basis of confessional statement of co-accused Asgar Ali, from whose possession four country made pistol were recovered.

5. Learned counsel further submits that in Barharia P.S. Case No. 542 of 2022, also the name of the petitioner was figured on the basis of confessional statement of Asgar Ali and in second

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.8673 of 2024(2) dt.20-02-2024 2/2 case with Barharia P.S. Case No. 512 of 2022 learned counsel has submitted that he has no information about the specific role of the petitioner in that case as well as whether any incriminating articles was recovered from his possession or not.

6. Considering the above-mentioned facts and circumstances, let the petitioner, in the event of his arrest or surrender within four weeks before the learned court below, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned A.C.J.M. IX, Gopalganj in connection with Uchakagaon P.S. Case No. 247 of 2022, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. and following conditions:- (i) The bail bond of the petitioner shall be accepted only if the petitioner is not named in any other case except the cases mentioned in paragraph no. 3.

(ii) If nothing incriminating was recovered from his possession.

(Nawneet Kumar Pandey, J) Sudha/- U T