Ratnesh Paswan v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Criminal Miscellaneous No.27562 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -23 Year- 2018 Thana -LAURIYA DistrictWESTCHAMPARAN(BETTIAH) ====================================================== Ratnesh Paswan S/o Saryug Paswan @ Mohan Manjhi, R/o Vill.- Thakur Tola, P.S.- Lauriya, District- West Champaran. .... .... Petitioner/s
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The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Brij Kishor Mishra For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sri Khurshid Anwar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. NILU AGRAWAL ORAL ORDER 09-05-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
Petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 08.03.2018 in connection with Lauriya P.S. Case No. 23 of 2018 for offences punishable under Sections 147, 149, 341, 342, 323, 307, 332, 353, 224, 504, 506 of the Indian Penal Code. The prosecution case, as lodged by the police personnel, is that while the police searched the house of one Awadhesh Paswan regarding kidnapping in connection with Lauriya P.S. Case No. 345 of 2017, the petitioner along with 12 other co-accused assaulted the police personnel and injured them.
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.27562 of 2018 (2) dt.09-05-2018 2/2 However, the kidnapped girl was not recovered from the house. It has been submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that he is innocent, general and omnibus allegations have been levelled against him and some of the co-accused have been granted pre-arrest bail by co-ordinate Benches of this Court. He submits that the present case reveals the highhandedness attitude of the police personnel.
However, learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for bail.
Considering the facts and circumstances and the materials on record, let petitioner, above named, 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 learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-1st Bettiah, District-West Champaran in connection with Lauriya P.S. Case No. 23 of 2018. (Nilu Agrawal, J) Devendra/- U T