Keshav Singh @ Raju Singh @ Keshav Kumar @ Kehar Kumar Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.34259 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -203 Year- 2016 Thana -MAJORGANJ District- SITAMARHI ====================================================== Keshav Singh @ Raju Singh @ Keshav Kumar @ Kehar Kumar Singh, S/o Devendra Singh @ Devendra Kumar Singh, R/o Vill.- Narha, P.S.- Mejarganj, District- Sitamarhi .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ashok Kumar Jha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Anand Mohan Prasad Mehta, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. ANJANA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 25-07-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State. The petitioner is in custody since 20.03.2017 in connection with Mejarganj P.S. Case No.203 of 2016 registered for the offence under Sections 385 and 387 of the Indian Penal Code.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that ransom was not made from the phone of the present petitioner and his name has surfaced on the basis of the statement made by one Manohar Singh. It is further submitted that other persons, who had been named by the said Manohar Singh, have since been extended the privilege of bail in Cr.Misc. No.7335 of 2017, vide order dated 09.03.2017 and also in Cr.Misc. No.49095 of 2017, vide order dated 18.10.2017. Considering the aforementioned facts and

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.34259 of 2018 (4) dt.25-07-2018 2/2 circumstances and that the petitioner's case stands similarly situated, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on his furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sitamarhi, in connection with Mejarganj P.S. Case No.203 of 2016, subject to the following conditions:

(1) One of the bailors will be the father of the petitioner.

(2) The petitioner shall not indulge himself in any similar offence till conclusion of the trial.

(3) The petitioner shall remain physically present in court on each and every date during trial and in the event of his failure on two consecutive dates without sufficient reasons, his bail bonds shall be liable to be cancelled by the learned court concerned.

(4) The petitioner shall co-operate 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. (Anjana Mishra, J) PNM U T