Nilam Raj v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.15177 of 2020 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-411 Year-2019 Thana- DIGHWARA District- Saran ====================================================== 1.

NILAM RAJ W/o Anil Singh Residence of Village- Bishunpura, P.S.- Chapra Muffasil, District- Saran at Chapra.

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Raju Kumar @ Rajeev Ranjan S/o Anil Singh Residence of VillageBishunpura, P.S.- Chapra Muffasil, District- Saran at Chapra. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Nawal Kishore Singh, Advocate Mr. Vijay Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Ms.Asha Devi ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER 14-12-2020 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State through video conferencing. The petitioners have filed the instant application for grant of anticipatory bail apprehending their arrest in connection with Dighwara P.S. Case no. 411 of 2019 registered under sections 384, 386, 354, 504, 506 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

As per allegation in the FIR, it is stated that the accused persons who belong to the gang of Neelam Raj especially Abhishek Babuan have been regularly making demand of rangdari of Rs. 2 lakhs and giving threats. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that besides the two petitioners herein, Abhisekh Babuan as also

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.15177 of 2020(3) dt.14-12-2020 2/2 Subhash Singh are also FIR named accused. It is submitted that while Abhisekh Babuan has been enlarged on anticipatory bail vide order dated 28.8.2020 passed in Cr. Misc. no. 15549 of 2019, Subhash Singh has been enlarged on anticipatory bail vide order dated 1.12.2020 passed in Cr. Misc. no. 14915 of 2020. It is submitted that the petitioners have no criminal antecedent. The application for bail is opposed by learned counsel for the State.

Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case including grant of bail to co-accused, the Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioners on anticipatory bail. The petitioners are directed to surrender in the Court below within a period of eight weeks from today and in the event of their arrest or surrender in connection with Dighwara P.S. Case no. 411 of 2019 they will be enlarged on bail on each of them furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-( Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Saran at Chapra subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.

(Partha Sarthy, J) Prakash/- U