Deepak Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.10898 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-800 Year-2022 Thana- SONEPUR District- Saran ====================================================== Deepak Kumar S/O Deo Nath Sahani R/O Village/Mohalla- Imatpur, P.SBhagwanpur, Distt.- Vaishali. ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State Of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Krishna Yadav, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Sunil Kumar Pandey, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN ORAL ORDER 22-02-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Sonpur (Pahleja) P.S. Case No.800 of 2022, lodged on 17.10.2022, under Section 392 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. As per the prosecution, FIR has been lodged against three unknown accused persons against whom there is allegation that they have snatched motorcycle and cash of Rs.17,000/- at gun point.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. He submits that name of the petitioner has figured in this case only at the instance of police due to the reason that criminal antecedent of the petitioner is not clean and there are two criminal cases
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.10898 of 2024(2) dt.22-02-2024 2/3 pending against him and in both the case he is on bail. Counsel submits that he is in custody since 07.11.2023. Nothing incriminating has been recovered nor he was put on Test Identification Parade. Counsel submits that photograph of the petitioner and other accused persons were shown by the I.O. to the informant who identified the person who had looted the motorcycle and cash amount but counsel submits that Test Identification Parade has not been made as transpires from the rejection order.
5. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer for bail.
6. In the present facts and circumstances of this case and the submissions made above, let the petitioner, above named, be granted bail only after framing of the charge, if not framed, and on being satisfied that petitioner is not absconding in the following cases, i.e., (i) Goraul P.S. Case No.462 of 2020 and (ii) Goraul P.S. Case No.31 of 2023, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.30,000/- (Rupees Thirty thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Saran at Chapra, in connection with Sonepur P.S. Case No.800 of 2022, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 437(3) of the Code of
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.10898 of 2024(2) dt.22-02-2024 3/3 Criminal Procedure with other following conditions: (i) One of the bailor should be the family member of the petitioner who shall provide official document to show his bona fide;
(ii) The petitioner shall appear on each and every date before the Trial Court and failure to do so for two consecutive dates without plausible reason will entail cancellation of his bail bonds by the Trial Court itself;
(iii) The petitioner shall appear before the concerned police station every month for one year to mark attendance; (iv) The petitioner shall in no way try to induce or promise or threat the witnesses or tamper with the evidence, failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of the bail bonds; and (v) The petitioner shall desist from committing any criminal offence again, failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of the bail bonds. (Dr. Anshuman, J) Mkr./- U T