Sanjit Kumar Yadav @ Sanjit Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.17892 of 2020 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-14 Year-2019 Thana- HASPURA District- Aurangabad ====================================================== SANJIT KUMAR YADAV @ SANJIT KUMAR S/o Sri Kameshwar Yadav R/o village- Chainpur, P.S.- Karpi O.P., Sahar-Telpa, District- Arwal ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

THE STATE OF BIHAR ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ravindra Kumar,Adv For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Satyendra Prasad,APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BIRENDRA KUMAR ORAL ORDER 03-02-2021 Heard the parties.

Petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 302/120B of the Indian Penal Code and Section 27 of the Arms Act.

Petitioner is one of the assailants of the deceased. He is in custody since 10.02.2019.

In the past, prayer for bail to the petitioner was refused on 27.09.2019, vide order at page-11. The learned Trial was directed to expedite the trial.

The report of the learned Trial Judge dated 01.02.2021 reveals that nine more months is required for conclusion of the trial as due to Covid-19 effect, no progress took in the trial. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that only purpose of detention of an undertrial prisoner is to ensure that

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.17892 of 2020(4) dt.03-02-2021 2/2 prosecution witnesses are not tampered and the accused is cooperative in the trial. Petitioner is ready to cooperate with the trial. There is no material to suggest that he is going to tamper with the evidence.

Considering the submission aforesaid, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.20,000/- (Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court below where the case is pending in connection with S.Tr. No.325 of 2019/Tr. No.182 of 2019 arising out of Haspura Police Station Case No.14 of 2019 with following conditions: (a) Both the bailors shall be resident of territorial jurisdiction of the learned Court-below.

(b) The petitioner shall fully cooperate with the trial of the case, failing which the court below shall be at liberty to cancel the bail bond of the petitioner.

(c) The petitioner shall not leave the country without permission of the trial Court.

(Birendra Kumar, J) Nitesh/- U T