Rahul Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.9617 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-221 Year-2018 Thana- BANMANKHI District- Purnia ====================================================== Rahul Kumar Son of Mushuk Lal Yadav Resident of Village - Navtol Dhaneshwari Ward No. 12, P.S-Bhargama, Dist.-Araria ... ... Petitioner/s

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Mukesh Kumar Rana For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Jai Narain Thakur ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 16-04-2019 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471, 473, 389(B) and 489(C) of the I.P.C.

Allegation is that the counterfeit currency of Rs.4000/- was recovered from the possession of the petitioner. It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner is in custody since 22.10.2018 and has got no criminal antecedent. Charge sheet has been submitted in the case. There is no allegation of tampering of witnesses alleged against the petitioner. The petitioner has been made accused due to mistake of fact. There is no substantive evidence to suggest that currency possessed by the petitioner was a counterfeit.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.9617 of 2019(3) dt.16-04-2019 2/2 On behalf of the State, it is submitted that the petitioner is named in the F.I.R.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate 1st, Purnea in connection with Banmankhi P.S. case No.221 of 2018.

(Sudhir Singh, J) Narendra/- U T