Diwakar Gupta v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.30971 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -36 Year- 2018 Thana -GANDHIMAIDAN District- PATNA ======================================================

1. Diwakar Gupta Son of Dilip Kumar Gupta Resident of villageBarasampura, P.O.- Kaladhara, P.S.- City, Mohanpur, District- West Tripura, State- Tripura .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Jay Ram Prasad For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sri Prem Kumar Jha ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH ORAL ORDER 23-05-2018 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned APP for the State.

The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Gandhi Maidan PS case no. 36 of 2018 instituted for the offences punishable under Section 387 of Indian Penal Code. The allegation is regarding the informant having received a call from mobile no. 8794225224 asking him to pay a sum of Rs. 1 lac by way of ransom.

The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated on the pretext of the co-accused namely Somesh Kumar having named the petitioner as an accomplice during the course of investigation after he was apprehended by the police. It is further submitted that

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.30971 of 2018 (2) dt.23-05-2018 2/2 the petitioner is having a clean antecedent and he is in custody since 09.02.2018.

Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, the abovenamed petitioner is directed to be released on regular bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Sub-Judge VI-cum-ACJM, Patna in connection with Gandhi Maidan PS case no. 36 of 2018.

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