Saurabh Kumar @ Matal @ Matol v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.24079 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-344 Year-2023 Thana- SURYAGARHA District- Lakhisarai ====================================================== Saurabh Kumar @ Matal @ Matol S/O Patnu Singh @ Pankaj Singh R/O Village- Mustafapur, P.S- Manikpur, Distt.- Lakhisarai. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Parmanand Pd. Nr. Sahi, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Dr. Indiwar Kumari, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN KUMAR JHA ORAL ORDER 01-05-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

02. In the present case, the petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Surajgarha P.S. Case No. 344 of 2023, registered for the alleged offence under Sections 420, 467, 468, 414/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

03. As per prosecution case, on suspicion, two coaccused persons were apprehended and during investigation, the police came to know about these co-accused persons being involved dealing with stolen motorcycles. The apprehended coaccused disclosed the name of this petitioner for being their associate in theft of motorcycle and selling the same.

04. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.24079 of 2024(2) dt.01-05-2024 2/3 case. The petitioner has been named in this case on the basis of confessional statement of co-accused, Sintu Kumar, who does not have good relations with the petitioner. The stolen motorcycle was recovered from an orchard but the same does not belong to this petitioner and there is no material on record to show the involvement of the petitioner. The petitioner is having clean antecedent and he is a student writing competitive examinations.

05. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail.

06. Having regard to the facts and circumstances and submission made on behalf of the parties and considering the lack of substantive material against the petitioner and further considering his clean antecedent and age, let the petitioner above named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the court concerned within a period of eight weeks from today, be released on bail, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand Only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Lakhisarai/concerned court in connection with Surajgarha P.S. Case No. 344 of 2023, subject to the condition laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.24079 of 2024(2) dt.01-05-2024 3/3 Procedure and other following conditions:

(i) One of the bailors will be a close relative of the petitioner.

(ii) The petitioner will remain present on each and every date fixed by the court below, if so required by the learned trial court.

(Arun Kumar Jha, J) Ashish/- U T