Mantu Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.51937 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -451 Year- 2017 Thana -PHULWARISHARIF District- PATNA ====================================================== Mantu Kumar, son of Subedar Kanchan Singh, resident of VillageShahpur, P.S.-Shahpur, District- Patna. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Sunit Kumar Srivastava, Adv For the Opposite Party/s : Smt Sangeeta Sharma, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. ANJANA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 09-11-2017 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State. The petitioner is in custody since 27.07.2017 in connection with Phulwarisharif P.S. Case No.451 of 2017 registered for the offence under Sections 461, 379 and 411 of the Indian Penal Code.

It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the allegation against the petitioner is wholly frivolous as 1000 currency notes were being taken back by the R.B.I. after demonetization after November, 2016 and the same was not in rotation. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that the petitioner was taken into custody on pure suspicion and there is a serious cloud on the prosecution story.

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.51937 of 2017 (2) dt.09-11-2017 2/2 In view of the aforementioned facts and circumstances and the nature of allegations, 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 court of Smt. Priya Shekhar, Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Patna, in connection with Phulwarisharif P.S. Case No.451 of 2017.

(Anjana Mishra, J) PNM U T