Dadan Choudhary v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.13385 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-223 Year-2024 Thana- RAJPUR District- Buxar ====================================================== Dadan Choudhary, Son of Late Inar Choudhary, Resident of VillageMirzapur, P.S.- Dinara, Distt.- Rohtas (Sasaram) ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Ms. Gulnar Begum, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 04-04-2025 Heard Mr. Sunil Kumar Pathak learned counsel for the petitioner and Ms. Gulnar Begum, learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for bail in connection with Rajpur P.S. Case No.223 of 2024 registered for the offence punishable under Section 310(2) of B.N.S., 2023.

3. The case of the prosecution is that unknown miscreants looted Rs. 1.5 lakhs from the informant. The First Information Report was lodged against unknown miscreants. During investigation, four persons were apprehended while the police was checking vehicles. They are Ritesh, Alok, Shahwag and Ravi Kumar. These persons have named the petitioner as the person who managed to escape.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that petitioner is innocent and has committed no

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.13385 of 2025(3) dt.04-04-2025 2/2 offence. He has been falsely implicated in this case. Nothing has been recovered from his possession and one co-accused Ritesh Kumar from whose possesion Rs. 50,000/- was recovered, has been granted bail by this Court vide order dated 24.02.2025 in Cr. Misc. No. 79183 of 2024. The case of this petitioner stands on better footing than that of Ritesh Kumar. Moreover, he is languishing in judicial custody since 06.08.2024.

5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State and submitted that petitioner is having criminal antecedent of nine cases.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional District and Sessions Judge-III, Buxar in connection with Rajpur P.S. Case No. 223 of 2024.

(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) lata/- U T