Jitendra Prajapat @ Jitendra Pandit v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.19395 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -3 Year- 2015 Thana -MAIN P.S. District- GAYA ====================================================== Jitendra Prajapat @ Jitendra Pandit Son of Durga Prajapati @ Durga Pandit, Resident of Village - Dharahara, Police Station - Main, District - Gaya. .... .... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Manish Kumar No-2 For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Yogendra Kumar (App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR ORAL ORDER ........................

16-06-2015 Heard Sri Manish Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Yogendra Kumar, learned Addl. Public Prosecutor.

The sole petitioner, apprehending his arrest in connection with Main P.S.Case no.03 of 2015 registered for the offence under Section 395 of the Indian Penal Code, has prayed for grant of anticipatory bail.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in the F.I.R. itself the informant has stated that the petitioner is his covillager and even then he has not concealed his face and committed dacoity in the house of the informant. He submits that investigation is still going on.

In view of the fact that the informant has accepted that

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.19395 of 2015 (2) dt.16-06-2015 2/2 the petitioner is his co-villager and even then he had not concealed his face, prima facie it appears to be not believable. Accordingly, the Court is of the opinion that it is a fit case for extending the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner till completion of investigation.

In view of facts and circumstances, let the petitioner, namely, Jitendra Prajapat @ Jitendra Pandit, in the event of his arrest or surrender within a period of one month from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-( ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate,Gaya in connection with Main P.S. Case no.03 of 2015 subject to the conditions as laid down in Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

It is made clear that if after investigation chargesheet is submitted against the petitioner, the petitioner will have to surrender and make a prayer for regular bail. It is further directed that during investigation, the petitioner will render full cooperation to the Investigating Officer. (Rakesh Kumar, J) NKS/- U