Sonu @ Nitesh Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.14434 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-97 Year-2022 Thana- CHHATAUNI District- East Champaran ====================================================== Sonu @ Nitesh Kumar S/O Lalan Pandey R/V- Gadhwa, Khajuriya, P.S.- Kotwa, District- East Champaran ... ... Petitioner/S

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Madhurendra Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Rajesh Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 27-04-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner has filed the instant application for grant of regular bail in a case registered for the offences punishable under Section 386 of the Indian Penal Code.

As per the allegation in F.I.R, the informant received call on his mobile for ransom demand of Rs. 30,00,000/-(Rupees Thirty lakhs) and threatened of dire consequences, if not paid.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is innocent and he has

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.14434 of 2023(2) dt.27-04-2023 2/3 falsely been implicated in the present case. Neither the petitioner is named in F.I.r. nor anything incriminating has been recovered from his conscious possession. The name of petitioner sprang up in this case on the confessional statement of co-accused Ashutosh Kumar, who is the owner of the said mobile number. Neither the petitioner has any concern with the mobile number in question nor his voice has been identified by the witnesses. It is also submitted that petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 01.08.2022. Learned APP appearing for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for Bail.

Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case as well as period of custody, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail in connection with Chhatauni P.S. Case No. 97 of 2022 on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.14434 of 2023(2) dt.27-04-2023 3/3 ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M., East Champaran, Motihari.

(Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) Nirajkrs/- U T