Rajeev Sahni v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.20555 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-129 Year-2021 Thana- CHERIYA BARIYARPUR DistrictBegusarai ====================================================== Rajeev Sahni, Son of Hare Ram Sahni, Resident of Village- Karor, Khanghapur, P.S.- Cheriya Bariyapur, Distt- Begusarai ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Braj Bhusan Poddar, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Pramod Kumar Pandey, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHAILENDRA SINGH ORAL ORDER 10-05-2024

1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned APP for the State.

2. The matter has been placed before this Court for consideration of the petitioner's bail prayer made under Section 439 of Cr.P.C.

3. Petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Cheria Bariyarpur P.S. Case No. 129/2021 dated 26.06.2021 registered for the offence punishable under Section 392 of the Indian Penal Code and later on, Section 411 of IPC was added.

4. Mr. Braj Bhusan Poddar, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner earlier preferred Cr. Misc. No. 41925/2022 for the relief of regular bail which was

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.20555 of 2024(2) dt.10-05-2024 2/2 rejected by this Court vide order dated 17.11.2022 giving him a liberty to renew his bail prayer after six months if in the said period, no significant progress is made in his trial and thereafter, a significant period has elapsed but still the petitioner's trial is running for prosecution witnesses as at belated stage the prosecution filed a petition under Section 311 of Cr.P.C. before the trial court which was allowed and the petitioner has been languishing in jail since 21.02.2022.

5. Mr. Pramod Kumar Pandey, learned APP appearing for the State has opposed the bail prayer.

6. Considering the above submissions and mainly taking into account the petitioner's custody period and the stage of his trial as submitted above, this Court is now inclined to release the petitioner on bail. Accordingly, let the petitioner named-above 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 the Court concerned in connection with Cheria Bariyarpur P.S. Case No. 129/2021. (Shailendra Singh, J) annu/- U T