Surendra Mandal @ Surendra Kumar Mandal v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.19007 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-90 Year-2019 Thana- LAXMIPUR District- Jamui ====================================================== SURENDRA MANDAL @ SURENDRA KUMAR MANDAL S/O LATE KANHAI MANDAL @ LATE KANHAIYA MANDAL R/O VILLAGENAWKADIH, P.S LAXMIPUR, DISTRICT-JAMUI. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Umesh Prasad, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Amitesh Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER 14-09-2021 Heard learned counsel for the parties through video conferencing.

The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in a case registered under sections 420, 419 and 468 of the Indian Penal Code.

As per the prosecution case, the allegation against the petitioner is of use of mobile SIMs registered in the name of other persons for committing crime.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the allegation as levelled in the F.I.R. are false and concocted. He has been falsely implicated in the case because of his antecedents. He is in custody since 6.10.2020 and chargesheet has been submitted in the case. His case stands on a

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.19007 of 2021(2) dt.14-09-2021 2/2 similar footing to that of co-accused Mahesh Saw who has been enlarged on bail vide order dated 16.9.2020 passed in Cr. Misc. no.82954 of 2019.

Heard learned A.P.P. for the State.

Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case including the petitioner having remained in custody for over 11 months and grant of bail to co-accused Mahesh Saw, the Court directs the petitioner to be enlarged on bail in connection with Laxmipur P.S. Case no.90 of 2019 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/ (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Jamui.

(Partha Sarthy, J) Saurabh/- U T