Pankaj Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.52703 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -157 Year- 2015 Thana -HAJIPUR District- VAISHALI(HAJIPUR) ====================================================== Pankaj Kumar, S/o Bindeshar Pandit @ Bisheshwar Pandit R/o Village Panapur Gaurahi, P.S. Sadar Hajipur, Distt. - Vaishali. .... .... Petitioner

Versus

The State of Bihar.

.... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner : Mr. Manish Chandra Gandhi, Advocate For the State : Mr. R.B. Roy Raman (App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE DR. JUSTICE RAVI RANJAN ORAL ORDER 17-12-2015 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned A.P.P. for the State.

The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered under Section 394 of the Indian Penal Code.

It is contended on behalf of the petitioner that first information report has been lodged against unknown persons. Petitioner has been made accused on the basis of the confessional statement of co-accused, Pintu Kumar @ Pintu Paswan, who has been granted bail vide order dated 03.09.2015 passed in Cr. Misc. No.20592/2015. Petitioner claims that he is having clean antecedent. It is also contended that the charge-sheet has already been submitted. It is further submitted that neither there is any recovery of incriminating articles from the possession of the

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.52703 of 2015 (2) dt.17-12-2015 2 / 2 petitioner nor has he been put to Test Identification Parade. Having regard to the facts and the circumstances of the case, the petitioner, Pankaj Kumar, is directed to be released on bail on his furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the C.J.M., Vaishali at Hajipur in connection with Hajipur Town P.S. Case No.157/2015.

(Dr. Ravi Ranjan, J) Sanjay-II/- U T