Mithun Kumar @ Mithun Kumar Sahni v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.8353 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-144 Year-2020 Thana- BALIGAON District- Vaishali ====================================================== MITHUN KUMAR @ MITHUN KUMAR SAHNI SON OF MAHESH SAHNI RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- SHAHPUR KHURD, P.S.- GORAUL (KATAHARA O.P.), DISTRICT- VAISHALI AT HAJIPUR ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Anish Chandra, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Vinod Shanker Modi, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR VERMA ORAL ORDER 13-06-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned A.P.P. for the State.

The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offence under Sections 392 of the Indian Penal Code. Three unknown miscreants are said to have snatched Rs. 1,33,530/- from the shop counter of the petitioner.

Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. He further submits that the petitioner has not been named in the F.I.R. but merely on the basis of confessional statement of the co-accused, Sonu Kumar and his own confession, he has been made accused in

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.8353 of 2022(2) dt.13-06-2022 2/3 this case. He further submits that, in fact, neither anything incriminating has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner nor the petitioner has been put on T.I.P. by the prosecution as yet. He further submits that the police after investigation has submitted charge-sheet in this case against the petitioner. The petitioner is rotting in judicial custody since 20.02.2021.

Learned A.P.P. for the State has opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner and submits that the petitioner carries seven more cases other than the present one. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, let the, above named, petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court below where the case is pending in connection with Baligaon P.S. Case No. 144 of 2020 with the following conditions:-

(1) Petitioner shall co-operate in the trial and shall be properly represented on each and every date fixed by the Court and shall remain physically present as directed by the Court and on his/her absence on two consecutive dates without sufficient reason, his/her bail bond shall be canceled

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.8353 of 2022(2) dt.13-06-2022 3/3 by the Court below.

(2) If the petitioner tampers with the evidence or the witnesses, in that case, the prosecution will be at liberty to move for cancellation of bail.

And, further condition that the court below shall verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and in case at any stage, it is found that the petitioner has concealed his criminal antecedent, the court below shall take step for cancellation of bail bond of the petitioner. However, the acceptance of bail bonds in terms of the above-mentioned order shall not be delayed for purpose of or in the name of verification.

(Rajesh Kumar Verma, J) brajesh/- U T