Guddu Mehtar @ Pravin Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.20362 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-425 Year-2018 Thana- JHAJHA District- Jamui ====================================================== Guddu Mehtar @ Pravin Kumar, male, aged about 38 years, Son of Sikandra, resident of Village- Babubank, P.S.- Jhajha, District- Jamui. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Pankaj Kumar Sinha, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHUTOSH KUMAR ORAL ORDER 15-04-2022 Heard the counsel for the parties.

The petitioner seeks bail in anticipation of his arrest in connection with Jhajha P.S. Case No. 425 of 2018, dated 09.11.2018, instituted for the offences under Sections 341, 323, 308, 307, 504 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code. He is alleged to have assaulted the informant and his wife as a result of which both of them are said to have received injuries.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.20362 of 2021(2) dt.15-04-2022 2/3 It has however been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the accusation is absolutely false. He is a teacher in an upgraded Middle School, Jhajha and he had earlier filed a case against the informant of the present case vide Jhajha P.S. Case No. 424 of 2018 under Sections 341, 323, 379 and 504/34 of the I.P.C. and Section 3(i)(x) of the S.C./S.T. (Prevention of Atrocities) Act against the informant and his wife. In that case, the petitioner has received injuries. So far as the informant is concerned, he has received only simple injuries, whereas there is no injury report of his wife on record.

Regard being had to the facts afore-stated and taking into account that the petitioner does not have criminal antecedents, he, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of four weeks, is directed to be released on bail on his furnishing bail-bonds in the sum of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate-I, Jamui in connection with Jhajha P.S. Case No. 425 of 2018,

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.20362 of 2021(2) dt.15-04-2022 3/3 subject to the conditions laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.

The application stands allowed.

(Ashutosh Kumar, J) Praveen-II/- U T