Ravi Ranjan @ Chhotu v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.8177 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-35 Year-2014 Thana- GURUA District- Gaya ====================================================== Ravi Ranjan @ Chhotu, S/O Awadhesh Prasad, R/o village- Birupur, P.S.- Ghoshi, District- Jehanabad ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ankit Katriar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Mohammed Arif, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN KUMAR JHA ORAL ORDER 12-07-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

Let the defect (s), as pointed out by the office, be removed within a period of four weeks from the date of resumption of physical filing and physical removal of defect. In the present case, the petitioner seeks bail in connection with Gurua P.S. Case No. 35 of 2014 registered for the alleged offences under Section 395 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 27 of the Arms Act.

Allegedly, the petitioner was a member of gang of dacoits and looted Rs. 1.5 lacs and jewellery for about the same amount.

The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has not been named in the FIR, which has been

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.8177 of 2022(3) dt.12-07-2022 2/3 registered against six unknown persons. The name of the petitioner came up in the confessional statement of co-accused. No recovery has been made from the conscious possession of the petitioner and he was not apprehended from the spot. The petitioner has been named in two other cases as an accused and he has been granted bail in both the cases by the learned court below. He has been remanded in this case on 07.04.2021. Learned APP opposes the prayer for bail.

Having regard to the submissions made hereinabove and considering the fact that no recovery has been made from this petitioner and further considering his period of custody, the petitioner above named is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 20,000/- (twenty thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate-II, Patna in connection with Gurua P.S. Case No. 35 of 2014, subject to the following conditions : (i) The bail bond of the petitioner will be accepted only after framing of charge, if not already framed.

(ii) One of the bailors will be a close relative of the petitioner.

(iii) The petitioner will remain present on each

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.8177 of 2022(3) dt.12-07-2022 3/3 and every date fixed by the court below.

(iv) In case of absence for three consecutive dates or in violation of the terms of the bail, the bail bond of the petitioner will be liable to be cancelled by the court concerned.

(Arun Kumar Jha, J) balmukund/- U T