Abhay Singh @ Abhay Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.29617 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-66 Year-2020 Thana- CHAKIA District- East Champaran ====================================================== ABHAY SINGH @ ABHAY KUMAR S/O Manoj Singh R/o village Nardarwa, P.S. Kalayanpur, Dist. E. Champaran. ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
THE STATE OF BIHAR ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Dhannjay Kumar No 2, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Harendra Prasad, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 15-02-2022 Due to the third wave of COVID-19 Pandemic, the matter is being taken up by way of Virtual Court proceeding. The matter has been listed under the heading 'For Orders' under the orders of Hon'ble the Chief Justice. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State through virtual mode.
Learned Counsel for the petitioner is directed to remove the defect(s), as pointed out by the office, within a period of four weeks after restoration of normalcy. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Chakiya P.S. case No.66/2020 registered under Sections 341, 323, 354, 354(A), 354(C), 504, 506/34 of the Indian Penal Code.
Allegation is that the petitioner by inducing the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.29617 of 2021(2) dt.15-02-2022 2/3 daughter of the informant made some video and blackmailed her.
It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent. There is no allegation of tampering of witnesses alleged against the petitioner. The petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case. The informant wanted to get his daughter married with the petitioner, which was not accepted by the family members of the petitioner and for the said reasons the informant has got the present case instituted against the petitioner. The petitioner is in government service.
On behalf of the State, it is submitted that the petitioner is named in the complaint case/F.I.R. It is necessary to indicate here that this Court while considering the prayer made in the present anticipatory bail application has taken note of the exponential rise in number of covid cases due to outbreak of third wave of Covid-19 pandemic. Further this Court can also not lose sight of the fact that the condition of jails is not conducive and suitable to the present situation which has arisen due to the sudden rise in covid cases.
Considering the facts and circumstances, the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.29617 of 2021(2) dt.15-02-2022 3/3 petitioner, above named, in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on his personal bond to the satisfaction of learned C.J.M., Motihari, East Champaran in connection with Chakiya P.S. case No.66/20, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
Once the normalcy is restored, the petitioner shall furnish bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each within a period of eight weeks to the satisfaction of the Court concerned in connection with the aforesaid case.
(Sudhir Singh, J) Narendra/- U T