Chandan Yadav v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.22264 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-61 Year-2018 Thana- KAUWAKOL District- Nawada ====================================================== CHANDAN YADAV Son of Late Bhagirath Yadav Resident of VillageBenipur, P.S.- Rupow, District- Nawada. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Man Mohan Kumar, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Arun Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER 22-10-2021 Heard learned counsel for the parties through video conferencing.

The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in a case registered under sections 379, 384, 323, 341, 504, 506, 147, 148 and 149 of the Indian Penal Code. As per the prosecution case, six accused persons including the petitioner herein came variously armed. The petitioner is stated to have pointed a rifle on the informant and of having taken away his licensed arms. It is further stated that assaulting him with the butt of rifle they also threatened that the informant would have to pay Rs.1 lakh as levy. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the case. For an occurrence alleged to have taken place on 19.3.2018,

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.22264 of 2021(3) dt.22-10-2021 2/2 information was given to the police station and the F.I.R. registered on 24.3.2018 i.e. after a period of five days without any reasonable explanation for the same. No person has been injured in the alleged occurrence. Co-accused Nandu Yadav has been enlarged on anticipatory bail vide order contained in Annexure-3 to this petition. The petitioner is in custody since 17.7.2019 i.e. for more than 2 years 3 months. Heard learned A.P.P. for the State.

Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the facts of the case together with grant of anticipatory bail to the similarly situated co-accused and the period in custody, the Court directs the petitioner to be enlarged on bail in connection with Kawakole P.S. Case no.61 of 2018 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/ (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate I, Nawada.

(Partha Sarthy, J) Saurabh/- U T