Mantosh Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 17522 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-82 Year-2020 Thana- SIKARHATTA District- Bhojpur ====================================================== 1.

MANTOSH KUMAR Son of Shri Niwas Singh Resident of VillageBaghgra Tola, Police Station- Sikrahta, District- Bhojpur. 2.

Pappu Kumar Son of Mahendra Singh Resident of Village- Baghgra Tola, Police Station- Sikrahta, District- Bhojpur.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Prabhat Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Kalyan Shankar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER 04-09-2021 Heard learned counsel for the parties through video conferencing.

The petitioners have preferred this application for grant of regular bail in a case registered under section 395 of the Indian Penal Code.

As per the prosecution case three accused persons on the point of pistol took away the informant's bag containing passbook etc as also containing Rs. 40,000/- in cash. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that the FIR was registered against unknown. The name of the petitioners transpired in course of investigation when in his confessional statement made before police co-accused Anish @

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No. 17522 of 2021(2) dt.04-09-2021 2/2 Manish Yadav is stated to have taken the name of Amarjit Choudhary @ Munshi Choudhary as also other accused persons including the two petitioners herein. It is submitted that the said Amarjit Choudhary @ Munshi Choudhary has been enlarged on bail vide order dated 17.8.2021 passed in Cr. Misc. no. 13066 of 2021. The petitioners are in custody since 28.11.2020 but have not been put on T.I. Parade nor has any incriminating article been recovered from their possession. Investigation in the case has concluded.

Heard learned APP for the State.

Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case including the submissions made on behalf of the petitioners, the Court directs the petitioners to be enlarged on bail in connection with Sikarhatta P.S. Case no. 82 of 2020 on each of them furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, VIII, Bhojpur at Ara.

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