Niranjan Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.11907 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-407 Year-2022 Thana- RAFIGANJ District- Aurangabad ====================================================== NIRANJAN SINGH Son of Baijnath Singh R/V- Santhua, P.S-Rafiganj, DistAurangabad ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Anil Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR VERMA ORAL ORDER 08-05-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

Petitioner seeks bail, who is in custody since 18.11.2022, in connection with Rafiganj P.S. Case No. 407 of 2022, F.I.R. dated 17.11.2022 registered for the offences punishable under Section 392 of the Indian Penal Code. Allegation against the petitioner is that he threatened the informant and snatched Rs. 40,000/- cash from the informant Vinod Singh.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has clean antecedent and he has been falsely implicated in the present case merely on the basis of disclosure made by the villagers. He further submits that nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession or the house of the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.11907 of 2023(2) dt.08-05-2023 2/3 petitioner and till date no test identification parade was conducted by the prosecution and the police after investigation submitted chargesheet against the petitioner and the petitioner is in custody since 18.11.2022.

The learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Aurangabad in connection with Rafiganj P.S. Case No. 407 of 2022, subject to the following conditions :-

(1) Petitioner shall co-operate in the trial and shall be properly represented on each and every date fixed by the Court and shall remain physically present as directed by the Court and on his absence on two consecutive dates without sufficient reason, his bail bond shall be cancelled by the Court below.

(2) If the petitioner tampers with the evidence or the witness, in that case, the prosecution will be at liberty to move for cancellation of bail.

(3) And, further condition that the court below shall

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.11907 of 2023(2) dt.08-05-2023 3/3 verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and in case at any stage, it is found that the petitioner has concealed his criminal antecedents, the court below shall take step for cancellation of bail bond of the petitioner. However, the acceptance of bail bonds in terms of the above-mentioned order shall not be delayed for purpose of or in the name of verification.

(Rajesh Kumar Verma, J) Ibrar//- U T