Ranjan Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.6615 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-337 Year-2018 Thana- BETTIAH CITY District- West Champaran ====================================================== Ranjan Kumar, aged about 22 years, Male, Son of Panna Lal Baitha, Resident of Village-Purvi Kargahiya, P.S.-Mufassil Bettiah, District -West Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Sanjeev Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Dr.Mrityunjaya Kr.Gautam ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 06-02-2019 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State.

The petitioner is languishing in custody since 11.12.2018 in a case registered for the offences punishable under Section 387 of the IPC and Section 27 of the Arms Act. The prosecution case, as per the written report of Ajay Kumar Keshan, dated 03.05.2018, submitted to the Station House Officer, Bettiah Town Police Station, is to the effect that on the same day, at about 2.50 P.M., two miscreants, concealing their face, entered into petroleum dealership of the informant and resorted to fire, as a result, the panel glass of the dealership

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.6615 of 2019(2) dt.06-02-2019 2/3 got damaged and the employees of the informant got scared. Name of the petitioner sprang up on the self confession made in another case, being Bettiah Town P.S. Case No. 807 of 2018. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that no recovery has been made from the possession of the petitioner and only on the basis of suspicion, the petitioner has been roped in the present case. It is further submitted that even assuming the accusation to be true, no offence under Section 387 IPC is made out against the petitioner.

Learned APP submits that the name of the petitioner sprang up during investigation.

Considering the fact that investigation has already been concluded, the petitioner has not been put on T.I. Parade and the period under custody, let the above named petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of like amount each to the satisfaction of learned CJM, Bettiah, West Champaran in connection with Bettiah (T) P.S. Case No. 337 of 2018. Considering the serious criminal antecedent of the petitioner, learned Court below would be at liberty to cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner if he defaults for two consecutive occasions, or if he substantially gets involved in serious nature

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.6615 of 2019(2) dt.06-02-2019 3/3 of offence.

(Dinesh Kumar Singh, J) Amrendra/- U T