Rajeev Ranjan Rao @ Munna v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.13167 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -445 Year- 2017 Thana -NAUTAN DistrictWESTCHAMPARAN(BETTIAH) ======================================================

1. Rajeev Ranjan Rao @ Munna S/o Late Jai Narayan Rao, R/o VillageBairagi Math, P.S.- Nautan, District- West Champaran. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Sanjeev Kumar For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sri Pranav Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 04-04-2018 Heard the parties.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Nautan P.S.Case no.445 of 2017 , registered for offences punishable under Sections 447, 341, 323, 324, 307, 504, 506 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

There is allegation against the petitioner and other accused persons that they fired on the informant, thereafter the police reached there and recovered three empty cartridges from the place of occurrence.

Submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that in spite of firing none has received any injury in the occurrence and case of the extortion has been made only with a view to make the case serious, moreover there is allegation of firing on another person who has been granted privilege of anticipatory bail by this

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.13167 of 2018 (2) dt.04-04-2018 2/2 Court, vide order dated 30.1.2018 passed in Cr. Misc. No.4244 of 2018.

Heard learned A.P.P. also.

Having heard both sides and in view of the facts and circumstances, as stated above , let the petitioner, above named, in the event of arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of six weeks from the date of oder, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M. Bettiah, West Champaran in connection with Nautan P.S.Case No.445 of 2017, subject to condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. With following conditions :

(i) One of the bailors of the petitioner shall be a local person having sufficient immovable property within the jurisdiction of the concerned court.

(ii) The petitioner will not induce any witness or tamper with the evidence.

(iii) The petitioner shall co-operate in the investigation of the case and make himself available as and when required by the Police, otherwise, the prosecution is free to move for cancellation of his bail bond. With the aforesaid observation, this application is allowed. (Vinod Kumar Sinha, J) chn/- U T