Mintu Pandit @ Mintu Parit v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.13667 of 2020 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-220 Year-2019 Thana- NAUTAN District- West Champaran ====================================================== 1.

MINTU PANDIT @ MINTU PARIT S/o Ramvilas Pandit @ Ramvilas Parit R/o Village- Khutahi, P.S.- Nautan, District- Bettiah, West Champaran. 2.

Ramvilas Pandit @ Ramvilas Parit S/o Asharfi Pandit @ Asharfi Parit R/o Village- Khutahi, P.S.- Nautan, District- Bettiah, West Champaran. 3.

Ramadhar Pandit @ Ramadhar Parit S/o Asharfi Pandit @ Asharfi Parit R/o Village- Khutahi, P.S.- Nautan, District- Bettiah, West Champaran. 4.

Manbharni Devi W/o Ramadhar Pandit @ Ramadhar Parit R/o VillageKhutahi, P.S.- Nautan, District- Bettiah, West Champaran. 5.

Kanti Devi W/o Ramvilas Pandit @ Ramvilas Parit R/o Village- Khutahi, P.S.- Nautan, District- Bettiah, West Champaran. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Bimlesh Kumar Pandey For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Ram Bachan Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 25-06-2020 Due to 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 petitioners and learned APP for the State.

The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered under Sections 147, 148, 149, 323, 324, 325, 307 379 of the Indian Penal Code.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.13667 of 2020(2) dt.25-06-2020 2/3 Allegedly, in the backdrop of previous enmity, the accused persons conspiring each other assaulted the informant, as a result of which, he sustained injury. Rs. 25,000/- is also said to have been taken away.

It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioners that the petitioner Nos. 4 & 5 have got no criminal antecedent. There is no allegation of tampering of witnesses alleged against the petitioners. The petitioners have been falsely implicated in the present case. There is case and counter case between the parties. The injury on the side of the accused has not been explained by the prosecution. The prosecution has not come with clean hands. Petitioner Nos. 4 & 5 are ladies.

On behalf of the State, it is submitted that the petitioners are named in the Complaint Case/F.I.R.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and also the lockdown, the petitioners, above named, in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on their personal bond to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bettiah, West Champaran in connection with Nautan P.S. Case No. 220 of 2019 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.13667 of 2020(2) dt.25-06-2020 3/3 Criminal Procedure.

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

(Sudhir Singh, J) A.K.V.//- U T