Rajkumar Sonar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.24563 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-125 Year-2019 Thana- RUPASPUR District- Patna ====================================================== RAJKUMAR SONAR Son of Late Lal Babu Resident of Mohalla - Sadikpur, P.S. Alamganj, District - Patna.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mrs.Priyanka Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Kumar Veerendra Narayan, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 15-02-2022 Due to the third wave of COVID-19 Pandemic, the matter is being taken up by way of Virtual Court proceeding. The matter has been listed under the heading 'For Orders' under the orders of Hon'ble the Chief Justice. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State through virtual mode.

Learned counsel for the petitioner is directed to remove the defects, as pointed out by the Office, within a period of four weeks after restoration of normalcy.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered under Sections 380 and 457 of the Indian Penal Code. The prosecution allegation, in short, is that accused persons stole ornaments from the house of the informant. It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.24563 of 2021(2) dt.15-02-2022 2/3 the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent. There is no allegation of tampering of witnesses alleged against the petitioner. The petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case. The petitioner is not named in the F.I.R. The allegation is that there was theft committed in the house of the informant where cash and jewellary was taken away. The name of the petitioner has transpired on the basis of confessional statement of co-accused recorded under Section 161 Cr.P.C. before the police. As per the allegation, the stolen ornaments are said to have been sold to the petitioner. There is no recovery of any incriminating articles from the possession of the petitioner. On behalf of the State, it is submitted that the petitioner is not named in the F.I.R.

It is necessary to indicate here that this Court while considering the prayer made in the present anticipatory bail application has taken note of the exponential rise in number of covid cases due to outbreak of third wave of Covid-19 pandemic. Further this Court can also not lose sight of the fact that the condition of jails is not conducive and suitable to the present situation which has arisen due to the sudden rise in covid cases.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.24563 of 2021(2) dt.15-02-2022 3/3 petitioner, above named, in the event of arrest/surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on his personal bonds to the satisfaction of learned A.C.J.M.- -II, Danapur, Patna in connection with Rupaspur P.S. Case No. 125 of 2019, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

Once the normalcy is restored, the petitioner shall furnish bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each within a period of eight weeks to the satisfaction of the Court concerned in connection with the aforesaid case.

(Sudhir Singh, J) Pankaj/- U T