Manjit Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.15017 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-188 Year-2024 Thana- SANGRAMPUR District- East Champaran ====================================================== Manjit Kumar, Son of Umakant Dubey, Resident of Village- Olaha, PostMehta, PS -Harsiddhi, Distt.- Champaran at Motihari ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Shashank Shekhar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Brajendra Nath Pandey, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 05-03-2025 Heard Mr. Shashank Shekhar, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr.Brajendra Nath Pandey, learned APP for the State.
2.The instant application for anticipatory bail has been filed by the petitioner apprehending his arrest in connection with Sangrampur P.S. Case No. 188 of 2024 instituted for the offence punishable under Sections 310(2) and 312 of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
3. The case of the prosecution is that the informant is having a shop of medicine which is owned by Jay Kumar Singh and he is his staff. On 18.07.2024 at about 2 P.M. he was carrying certain cartons of medicines and a payment diary. As he reached Bhatwaliya Bhawanipur, six persons on three bikes
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.15017 of 2025(2) dt.05-03-2025 2/3 arrived and stopped the tempo and started demanding bag. It is further alleged that one of the miscreants assaulted with knife and another person fired but did not hit him. The miscreants took away the medicines cartons, one diary and rupees one lakh and fifty eight thousand.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. He has falsely been implicated in this case. His name has transpired during the course of investigation only on the basis of confessional statement of co-accused Rajnish Kumar recorded by the police, which has no evidentiary value in the eye of law. Nothing has been recovered from the possession of the petitioner. It has also been submitted that Rajnish Kumar has been granted regular bail by this Court vide order dated 23.01.2025 in Cr. Misc. 76632 of 2024.
5. Learned APP appearing for the state has opposed the prayer of regular bail and submitted that petitioner is having one criminal antecedent.
6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be released on bail in connection with
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.15017 of 2025(2) dt.05-03-2025 3/3 Sangrampur P.S. Case No. 188 of 2024 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions Judge-XII, East Champaran at Motihari.
(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) lata/- U T