Swetabh Singh @ Polti v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.13324 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-978 Year-2019 Thana- ARA NAWADA District- Bhojpur ====================================================== SWETABH SINGH @ POLTI Son of Late Rana Singh @ Rajiv Singh Resident of village - Godhana Road (Goriya Baba), P.S.- Ara Nawada, District - Bhojpur.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Shyameshwar Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Satya Nand Shukla ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 23-03-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. Earlier prayer for bail of the petitioner was refused by this Court vide order dated 21.8.2021.

Petitioner has renewed the prayer for bail on the ground of parity submitting that similarly situated co-accused Deepak Mahto has already been allowed bail by this Court vide Annexure 6.

Learned counsel appearing for the State opposes the prayer for bail. He submits that in the case of said co-accused, no incriminating material has been recovered from his conscious possession, whereas in the case of the petitioner out of looted amount, cash of Rs. 1,80,000/- has been recovered from the house of the petitioner and on the disclosure of this petitioner,

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.13324 of 2022(2) dt.23-03-2022 2/2 one lady purse of a Bank employee namely Bandna Kumari has been recovered near a canal, which was identified by her. As the case of the petitioner is distinguishable with the case of the said co-accused, prayer for bail of the petitioner is refused.

As the petitioner is in custody since 23.11.2019, let the trial be concluded as early as possible.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashi/- U T