Patna High CourtCR. MISC./15623/2025bail granted

Munna Singh v. The State Of Bihar

2025-03-05Mr. Justice Arun Kumar Jha3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.15623 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-230 Year-2024 Thana- BELDOUR District- Khagaria ====================================================== Munna Singh, Son of Late Radhe Singh, Resident of Village- Gawas Bindtoli, P.S.- Beldaur, Distt.- Khagaria ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Praveen Kumar Agrawal, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Mohammed Arif, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN KUMAR JHA ORAL ORDER 05-03-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. In the present case, the petitioner seeks bail in connection with Beldaur P.S. Case No. 230 of 2024 for the alleged offences under Sections 341, 323, 307, 384, 379, 504 and 506/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 27 of the Arms Act.

3. As per prosecution case, the petitioner and other coaccused persons assaulted the informant and demanded Rs. 1,50,000/- as extortion. When the demand was not met, the petitioner and other co-accused persons fired five rounds on the house of the informant.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case on the basis of cooked up story. From the FIR, it is apparent that

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.15623 of 2025(2) dt.05-03-2025 2/3 the occurrence took place on 25.06.2024, but the FIR has been lodged on 28.06.2024 without any explanation for the delay. The prosecution story is not believable and if the police came at the spot, no empty cartridge was found at the said place and during investigation, no witness came forward to support the case of the informant. Due to land dispute, the petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case. The petitioner is in custody since 05.12.2024 and charge-sheet has been submitted. The petitioner is having clean antecedent. The other co-accused persons have been granted bail by this Court vide order dated 08.01.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No.89563 of 2024.

5. Learned APP opposes the submission made on behalf of the petitioner.

6. Having regard to the facts and circumstances and submissions made on behalf of the parties and considering the vague and non-specific nature of allegation and also considering the period of custody of the petitioner, submission of charge-sheet and his clean antecedent, the petitioner above named is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned J.M., 1st Class, Khagaria/concerned court in connection with Beldaur P.S. Case No. 230 of 2024, subject to the conditions mentioned in Section 437(3) of the Code of Criminal

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.15623 of 2025(2) dt.05-03-2025 3/3 Procedure and also the following conditions : (i) One of the bailors will be a close relative of the petitioner.

(ii) The petitioner will remain present on each and every date fixed by the court below.

(iii) In case of absence on three consecutive dates or in violation of the terms of the bail, the bail bonds of the petitioner will be liable to be cancelled by the court concerned.

(Arun Kumar Jha, J) V.K.Pandey/- U T