Kaili Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.13202 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-119 Year-2019 Thana- TANKUPPA District- Gaya ====================================================== Kaili Devi Wife of Late Ram Bali Manjhi Resident of Village - Thekahi, P.S. - Fatehpur, District - Gaya, Bihar.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Manoj Kumar, A.P.P ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KHATIM REZA ORAL ORDER 21-09-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State.

Let the defect (s), as pointed out by the office, be removed within a period of four weeks form today. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 302 and 120B of the Indian Penal Code read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

Allegation is against 9-10 unknown persons who took away the husband of the informant to another place and when the informant along with other family members started searching him they found that the dead body was found lying 150 meters away from the village.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.13202 of 2022(4) dt.21-09-2022 2/2 case. During the course of investigation, one person, namely, Santosh Prasad @ Santosh Yadav was apprehended and confessed his guilt and he disclosed the name of the petitioner. It is further submitted that the said Santosh Prasad @Santosh Yadav has been granted bail by a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 16.02.2022, passed in Criminal Miscellaneous No. 71893 of 2021. Further, it is submitted that the petitioner is in custody since 02.11.2021, charge-sheet has been submitted in the case and has clean antecedent. Learned A.P.P for the State opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner.

Considering the facts and circumstances of this case, the above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) only with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned ACJM, 1st Gaya, in connection with Tankuppa P.S. Case No. 119 of 2019.

(Khatim Reza, J) Gaurav Kumar, Sankalp/- U T