Bikash Tanti v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.14038 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-197 Year-2021 Thana- DHARHARA District- Munger ====================================================== Bikash Tanti Son Of Anil Tanti @ Anil Kumar Tanti R/O Village- Saro Bag, P.S.- Dharhara, District- Munger ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Ms. Jyoti Ranjan Jha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Md. Shakir Ahmad, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KHATIM REZA ORAL ORDER 19-10-2022 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 from today.

The petitioner seeks bail in connection with a case registered for the offences punishable under Section 302/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

Allegation against the petitioner is of killing the informant's son by slitting his neck by a sharp cutting weapon. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. It is submitted that the petitioner is named in the F.I.R. It is further submitted that there is no eye-witness of the occurrence

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.14038 of 2022(3) dt.19-10-2022 2/2 and the petitioner has been implicated in this case only on the basis of suspicion. No incriminating articles have been recovered from the possession of the petitioner. During the course of investigation, no legal or cogent material came against the petitioner and another co-accused, namely, Nitish Tanti has confessed his guilt and he has been granted bail vide order dated 18.08.2022 passed in Criminal Miscellaneous No. 15418 of 2022. The petitioner is in custody since 17.10.2021, is a person with clean antecedent and charge-sheet has been submitted in the case.

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 Judicial Magistrate 1st, Munger in connection with Dharhara P.S. Case No. 197 of 2021.

(Khatim Reza, J) Sankalp/- U T