Dharmraj Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.16826 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-149 Year-2022 Thana- AKHODHIGOLA District- Rohtas ====================================================== DHARMRAJ SINGH, Son of Late Baban Singh, Resident of Village - Aharawn, P.S.- Sasaram (M), District - Rohtas at Sasaram. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Raghunandan Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mrs. Anita Kumari, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 11-05-2023 Learned counsel for the petitioner is permitted to remove defect (s), as pointed out by the office, if any, within a period of four weeks on resumption of physical mode. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State.

The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Akorhigola P.S. Case No. 149 of 2022 dated 20.10.2022 registered for the offences punishable u/s 395 of the Indian Penal Code.

As per the prosecution case, 8 unknown miscreants confined the workers of the informant and took away three tractors with Dalla, stone paper of iron about 120 pieces, 4 to 5 Gas cylinders and other materials from the construction site. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.16826 of 2023(2) dt.11-05-2023 2/2 petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. The petitioner is not named in the F.I.R. The name of the petitioner has sprung up in the confessional statement of the co-accused Harendra Kumar. No T.I.P. has been conducted by the prosecution. The co-accused person has already been granted bail by the Coordinate Bench of this court vide order dated 10.04.2023 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 6144 of 2023. The petitioner is accused in three other criminal cases as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 25.11.2022.

Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer of bail petition of the petitioner.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the period of custody, the petitioner above-named, is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, Dehri, Rohtas in connection with Akorhigola P.S. Case No. 149 of 2022.

The application stands allowed.

(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) Gautam/- U T