Ravi Ranjan Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.45992 of 2018 Arising out of P.S. Case No.-116 Year-2018 Thana- BARUN District- Aurangabad ====================================================== Ravi Ranjan Singh, S/o Sita Ram Singh, resident of Village- Shariya Khairaaha, P.S.- Dehri-on-Sone, District- Rohtas. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Bhaskar Shankar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Ram Sumiran Roy, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 08-08-2018 Heard the parties.

The petitioner seeks anticipatory bail in connection with Barun P.S. Case No. 116 of 2018, registered for offences punishable under Sections 379, 411 and 420/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 4/40 of M.M.C.R. & under Section 15 Environmental Protection Act.

As per F.I.R., allegation against the petitioner is of engage 27 tractors for illegal mining and trafficking of sand. Submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in this case and the petitioner is owner-cum-driver of the tractor as mentioned at serial no.3 in the seizure list and the seizure itself shows that the empty tractor was seized by the police and it is also evident that sand was not found on the tractor. It is further submitted that petitioner has no criminal antecedent.

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.45992 of 2018(2) dt.08-08-2018 2/2 Learned A.P.P. opposes the prayer for bail.

Having heard both sides and in view of the facts and circumstances, as discussed above, let the petitioner, above named, on surrender or arrest within six weeks be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- (Twenty five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Aurangabad, in connection with Barun P.S. Case No. 116 of 2018, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438 (2) of Cr.P.C. with condition that one of the bailors of the petitioner shall be a local person having sufficient immovable property within the jurisdiction of the concerned Court.

(Vinod Kumar Sinha, J) sudha/-sunil U T