Tantan Kumar Singh v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 17803 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-215 Year-2024 Thana- KATIHAR MUFFASIL District- Katihar ====================================================== Tantan Kumar Singh Son of Birendra Singh R/O- Udamarekha, P.S.- Muffasil, Distt.- Katihar ... ... Petitioner
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner :
Mr. Sanjeev Kumar Singh, Advocate For the State :
Mr. Rana Randhir Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JITENDRA KUMAR ORAL ORDER 16-04-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks bail, apprehending his arrest, in connection with Muffasil PS. Case No.215 of 2024 Dated12.09.2024 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 126(2), 127(2), 115(2), 121(1), 132, 223, 140(3), 324(1)(3)(5), 303(2), 352, 351(2), 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
3. As per allegation, the accused persons including the petitioner damaged the vehicle involved in a motor accident and they also looted some articles from the vehicles.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submit that the Petitioners are innocent and have falsely been implicated in this case. He further submits that as a matter of fact, one
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No. 17803 of 2025(2) dt.16-04-2025 2/3 motorcyclist was dashed by the vehicle (load container) and all of a sudden many villagers assembled in protest and demanded compensation to the victim of the motor accident. Moreover, they also demanded the police that until the compensation is granted to the victim, the vehicle causing accident resulting into death of the victim, should not be allowed to go.
5. It is also stated in paragraph no. 2 of the bail petition that the petitioners have not moved this Court earlier either for anticipatory bail or regular one in the instant case.
6. It has further been stated in paragraph no.3 of the bail petition that the petitioner has no criminal antecedents.
7. However, learned APP for the State vehemently opposes the prayer of the Petitioner for bail.
8. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, this petition is allowed, directing the petitioner, above-named, to be enlarged on bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt / production of a copy of this order, on his furnishing bail bonds in the sum of Rs. 10,000 /- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Concerned Court below, in connection with Muffasil PS. Case No.215 of 2024, subject to the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No. 17803 of 2025(2) dt.16-04-2025 3/3 conditions as laid down under Section 438 (2) Cr.PC and on the following conditions:
(i) In case, it is brought to the notice of the court below that the petitioner has any criminal antecedents, learned court below shall cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner after hearing him and getting satisfied that the petitioner has concealed his criminal antecedents despite his knowledge of the same.
(ii) In case, it is brought to the notice of the court below that statement regarding previous bail petition is wrong, learned court below shall cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner. (Jitendra Kumar, J.) Chandan/- U T