Ram Chandra Mahto v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.11348 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-334 Year-2022 Thana- VAISHALI District- Vaishali ====================================================== Ram Chandra Mahto Son of Late Pramodhi Mahto R/O Village- Vaishali (Kharauna Gate), P.S. And District- Vaishali ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr.Murli Dhar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHAILENDRA SINGH ORAL ORDER 17-03-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned APP for the State.

Petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Vaishali P.S. Case No. 334 of 2022 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 379, 411, 406/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

As per the prosecution, the police personnel on secret information got to know that this petitioner was involved in the alleged crime of theft and some theft articles were recovered from the house of this petitioner.

The main submissions advanced by the learned counsel for the petitioner are that only 8 small pieces of iron pipes were recovered from the house of the petitioner and the same were presumed to be stolen, in fact the wall of the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.11348 of 2023(2) dt.17-03-2023 2/2 petitioner's house is adjoining to the wall of house of other coaccused and he has been falsely roped in this case and he has been languishing in jail since 14.11.2022 having fair and clean antecedent and he is an old person and on the seizure list there is no signature of any independent person.

Learned APP appearing for the State has opposed the bail prayer.

In view of the facts as stated above, in the opinion of this court, the petitioner deserves to a lenient approach of this court. Accordingly, let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the concerned Court in connection with Vaishali P.S. Case No. 334 of 2022.

(Shailendra Singh, J) Rajiv/- U T