Abhinandan Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.12699 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-336 Year-2023 Thana- ALAMGANJ District- Patna ====================================================== Abhinandan Kumar, Male, aged about 19 years, S/O Tilak Mahto, R/O Mohalla- Chhoti Pahari, P.S- Agam Kuan, Distt.- Patna. ... ... Petitioner
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner :
Mr. Ajit Kumar Sinha, Advocate For the Informant : M/S. Arvind Kumar Mouar and Raj Krishna Jha, Advocates.
For the State :
Mr. Anil Kumar, A.P.P.
====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 28-06-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the informant and learned A.P.P. for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Alamganj P.S. Case No. 336 of 2023 dated 18.04.2023 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 302, 120B/34 of the I.P.C. and Section 27 of the Arms Act.
3. As per the prosecution case, on 18.04.2023 at 3.20 P.M., Raj Mistry called the informant's husband regarding carrying of cement then her husband went there and after 15 minutes, one Mistry Ajit Kumar came and told the informant that two persons came and fired four rounds on her husband and then they fled away. The informant then after went to her
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.12699 of 2024(6) dt.28-06-2024 2/3 constructed house and saw that her husband was lying down near the boundary. The informant carried her husband to hospital where he was declared died. The informant also told before the police that there was land dispute between the coaccused persons and the informant's husband. They gave threatening to the informant's husband and Vijay Yadav and Anil Singh lodged 6-7 cases against her husband.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. The petitioner was not arrested on the spot. It is submitted that the petitioner is not named in the F.I.R. His name has surfaced in the present case during investigation on the basis of the confessional statement of the co-accused Nitish Kumar which got no evidentiary value in the eye of law. No incriminating article has been recovered from possession of the petitioner. It is further submitted that the other co-accused person Suraj Kumar @ Rocky has been granted bail by a Bench of this Court vide Cr. Misc. No. 8604 of 2024 under order dated 21.06.2024. The petitioner has clean antecedent as stated in paragraph no. 3 of the bail petition. He is in custody in this case since 06.05.2023.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State and learned counsel for
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.12699 of 2024(6) dt.28-06-2024 3/3 the informant have vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioner.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the period of custody, the petitioner, above named, is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned A.C.J.M.-IV, Patna City, Patna in connection with Alamganj P.S. Case No. 336 of 2023.
7. The application stands allowed.
(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) U.K./- U T