Sujeet Verma @ Sujeet Mehta v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.17526 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-454 Year-2023 Thana- DEHRI TOWN District- Rohtas ====================================================== SUJEET VERMA @ SUJEET MEHTA S/O RAM PRAVESH MAHTO @ RAM PRAVESH SINGH R/O VILLAGE- KHAIRA, P.S- DARIGAON, DISTT.- ROHTAS.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

THE STATE OF BIHAR ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Rajesh Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Md. Iftekhar Mahmood ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 14-03-2024 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 Sections 364(A) of the Indian Penal Code. As per the prosecution case, informant's brother and father were abducted and after that informant received a call regarding demand of ransom.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is innocent and he has falsely been implicated in the present case merely on the basis of confessional statement of co-accused, namely, Ashok Sah

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.17526 of 2024(2) dt.14-03-2024 2/3 and Chhotu Ram, which is not admissible in the eye of law. Neither the petitioner is named in F.I.R. nor anything incriminating has been recovered from his conscious possession. During investigation, the victims were recovered and they have not whispered about the complicity of petitioner in their statement. It is further submitted that demand of ransom has not been executed. Similarly situated co-accused has already been granted bail by this Court vide order dated 19.01.2024 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 82576 of 2023. Moreover, the petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 14.12.2023.

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 Dehri (T) P.S. Case No. 454 of 2023 on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.17526 of 2024(2) dt.14-03-2024 3/3 Magistrate, Rohtas at Sasaram.

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