Santosh Singh @ Santosh Sah v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.10685 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-200 Year-2020 Thana- MANJHI District- Saran ====================================================== Santosh Singh @ Santosh Sah S/o Bhim Singh @ Bhim Sah Residence of Village- Chakiya, P.S.- Manjhi, District-Saran, Bihar ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ravi Prakash Dwivedi For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Sharda Kumari ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 13-03-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Manjhi P.S. Case No. 200/2020 dated 30.07.2023 registered for the offences punishable u/ss 341, 325, 504, 379, 307, 324 and 506 read 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 27 of the Arms Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, the co-accused persons are alleged to have assaulted the informant with knife and rod. Further, the co-accused persons, Nikku, Babloo, Amit and Laun Rawat assaulted the informant on his neck, back, hand and chest. Thereafter, the petitioner and the co-accused persons fired from their katta in the air.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.10685 of 2024(2) dt.13-03-2024 2/2

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. There is general and omnibus allegation against the petitioner. Learned counsel has submitted that no one has sustained any firearm injury.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner. As per the impugned order, the doctor has opined that the injury is grievous in nature.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the allegation being general and omnibus, let the above named petitioner, in the event of his arrest/surrender within a period of six weeks from today, be enlarged on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees twenty thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned court concerned, Saran in connection with Manjhi P.S. Case No. 200/2020, subject to conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

7. The application stands allowed.

(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) atul/- U T