Patna High CourtCR. MISC./36666/2017bail granted

Pankaj Das v. The State Of Bihar

2017-09-21Mr. Justice Vikash Jain2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.36666 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -73 Year- 2017 Thana -SULTANGANJ District- BHAGALPUR ====================================================== Pankaj Das Son of Late Kunkun Das, R/o Village- Sahabad, P.S.- Sultanganj, District- Bhagalpur.

.... .... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner : Mr. Ranjan Kumar Jha, Advocate. For the Opposite Party : APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VIKASH JAIN ORAL ORDER 21-09-2017 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner is in custody since 08.04.2017 in connection with Sultanganj P.S. Case No. 73 of 2017 for the offences alleged under Sections 302/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. It is submitted that the petitioner has been falsely implicated on mere suspicion and the F.I.R. is against four named accused persons. The petitioner has not been named in the F.I.R. and his name has surfaced merely on the confessional statement of co-accused Shankar Das who has since been granted bail by this Court in Cr. Misc. No. 45926 of 2017.

4. Be that as it may, having regard to the entirety of the facts and circumstances of the case, let the petitioner above named be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bhagalpur, in connection with Sultanganj P.S. Case No. 73 of 2017, on the following conditions:-

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.36666 of 2017 (3) dt.21-09-2017 (i) That one of the bailors shall be a close relative of the petitioner.

(ii) That the petitioner shall not indulge in any similar offence till conclusion of the trial. (iii) That the petitioner shall remain physically present in court on each and every date during trial and in the event of failure on two consecutive dates without sufficient reason, his bail bond shall be liable to be cancelled by the learned Court concerned.

(iv) The petitioner shall cooperate with the investigation, if not already concluded, and make himself available as and when so required and in case of failure, the State shall be at liberty to move for cancellation of bail.

(Vikash Jain, J) Md. Ibrarul/BT U T