Pawan Kumar Rajak @ Pawan Rajak v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.18518 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-209 Year-2020 Thana- PURAINI District- Madhepura ====================================================== Pawan Kumar Rajak @ Pawan Rajak Son Of Late Narayan RAJAK Resident of Village - Puraini, P.S.- Puraini, Distt.- Madhepura. ... ... Petitioner
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The State Of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Rajnish Kumar Singh, Advocate.
For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Bhanu Pratap Singh, APP.
====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN ORAL ORDER 14-07-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.
The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Puraini P.S. Case No. 209 of 2020 lodged under Sections 384, 385, 504, 506/34 of the Indian Penal Code., later on 386 and 387 of the Indian Penal Code has been added.
The prosecution case is that criminals were demanded ransom from the informant and threatened to kill him as well as his son.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is not named in the F.I.R., his name transpires in this case on the basis of confessional statement of co-accused namely, Sudhir Kumar who has been granted bail by a Coordinate Bench of this court vide order dated 18.01.2020 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 37413 of 2021. He further submits that the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.18518 of 2022(2) dt.14-07-2022 2/2 mobile phone through which demand of ransom were made of co-accused namely, Akhilesh Kumar who has also been granted bail by the Additional Sessions Judge, Madhepura itself in B.P. No. 798/2021.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is in custody in the present case since 18.03.2021, charge sheet has already been filed and other co-accused have already been grated bail.
Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer for bail.
In the present facts and circumstances and the submissions made above, the Trial Court is directed to grant bail to the present petitioner only after framing of charge to his satisfaction.
It is made clear that for the purpose of framing of charge the trial shall not be bifurcated.
With the aforesaid direction, the application is disposed of.
(Dr. Anshuman, J.) guddu/- U T