Ranjit Mehta @ Ranjit Mehata v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.18524 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-256 Year-2021 Thana- OBRA District- Aurangabad ====================================================== Ranjit Mehta @ Ranjit Mehata Son Of Vijay Kumar Mehta Resident Of Village - Kharsonta, P.S. - Manjhiyawan, Distt. - Gadhwa, (Jharkhand) ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Priya Ranjan For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Pradeep Narain Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 17-05-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner has prayed for regular bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under section 392 of the Indian Penal Code.

The prosecution case, in brief, is that while the informant was going to Goh by his car, meanwhile some unknown miscreants intercepted and looted cash of Rs. 37,000/- along with mobile phone from the informant. It is further alleged that the accused persons also looted to another persons. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. The petitioner is not named in FIR rather he has falsely been implicated in this case on the basis of suspicion. Neither the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.18524 of 2023(2) dt.17-05-2023 2/2 petitioner has been put on TI Parade nor any incriminating article has been recovered from his conscious possession. The name of the petitioner has been transpired in this case on the basis of confession made by co-accused namely, Vinay Paswan and except this, nothing has come against the petitioner to show his complicity in the alleged offence. It is further submitted that the petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 11.5.2022. Learned APP appearing for the state has opposed the prayer of regular bail and submitted that the petitioner has got six criminal antecedents.

Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case as well as custody of the petitioner, this court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be released on bail in connection with Obra P.S. Case No. 256 of 2021 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned S.D.J.M., Aurangabad.

(Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) Amandeep/- U T