Manikant Choudhary v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.7429 of 2020 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-87 Year-2016 Thana- CHAUTHAM District- Khagaria ====================================================== Manikant Choudhary S/o Late Ramji Choudhary R/o village- Gadhiya, P.S.- Chautham, District- Khagaria ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Tapeshwar Sharma, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 25-02-2020 Petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Chautham P.S. Case No. 87 of 2016 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 147, 148, 149, 120(B), 307 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 27 of the Arms Act. Allegation as per prosecution case the petitioner fired on the informant causing injury on his left arm. It further appears that earlier brother of the informant has filed a case against the petitioner and others and in which the informant is a witness and the accused persons were pressurizing the informant to withdraw the case and there is also dispute due to election for that the occurrence took place.

Submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that there is no allegation of firing against the petitioner. He also submits that one lacerated injury was found on the person of informant.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.7429 of 2020(2) dt.25-02-2020 2/2 On the other hand, learned counsel appearing on behalf of informant has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail stating that the occurrence took place in order to pressurizing the informant who is the witness in earlier case and the fire arm injury was found on the person of the deceased and in earlier case petitioner was also an accused.

Heard learned A.P.P. also.

Having heard both sides, in view of the facts and circumstances, at this stage I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. However, petitioner would be at liberty to renew prayer for bail once the charge has been framed. (Vinod Kumar Sinha, J) mdrashid/- U T