Patna High CourtCR. MISC./8734/2020bail granted

Chhotu Kumar @ Shankar Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

2020-02-28Mr. Justice Vinod Kumar Sinha2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.8734 of 2020 Arising out of PS. Case No.-450 Year-2019 Thana- DHANARUA District- Patna ====================================================== CHHOTU KUMAR @ SHANKAR KUMAR Son of Krishna Sharan Resident of Barh Bazar, P.S. Barh, District - Patna. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Manoj Kumar Pandey, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Suman Kumari Singh, ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 28-02-2020 The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Dhanarua P.S. Case No. 450 of 2019, registered for offences punishable under Section 395 of the Indian Penal Code. As per FIR, there is allegation against the petitioner of snatching of Pick up van loaded with some articles. Petitioner is not named in the First Information Report but later on the basis of confessional statement of the co-accused he has been made accused.

Submission of learned counsel for the petitioner is that except confession there is nothing against the petitioner and he has been in judicial custody since 31.10.2020 and also he has not been put on Test Identification Parade. Further, the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent and charge-sheet has been submitted, therefore, there is no chance of tampering with the evidence.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.8734 of 2020(2) dt.28-02-2020 2/2 Heard learned A.P.P. who has opposed the prayer for bail.

Having heard both sides, in view of the above submissions, let the petitioner above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 25,000 (Rs. Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Patna in connection with Dhanarua P.S. Case No. 450 of 2019. (Vinod Kumar Sinha, J) Vikash/- U T