Ranjan Singh @ Ranjan Kumar Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.2762 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -415 Year- 2017 Thana -HARSIDHI DistrictEASTCHAMPARAN(MOTIHARI) ====================================================== Ranjan Singh @ Ranjan Kumar Singh Son of Late Raj Kishore Singh, Resident of Village-Kanchhedwa, Police Station-Harsidhi, District-East Champaran.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Sanjay Kumar No.-7 For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Smt Renu Kumari ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. NILU AGRAWAL ORAL ORDER 15-02-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

Petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 27.10.2017 in connection with Harsidhi P.S. Case No. 415 of 2017, G.R. No. 6619 of 2017 for offences punishable under Section 414 of the Indian Penal Code.

The prosecution case, as lodged by the police personnel, is that on secret tip off that the petitioner has concealed stolen vehicles, raid was conducted and three motor vehicle Scorpio, Marshal and Bolero were recovered for which the

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.2762 of 2018 (3) dt.15-02-2018 2/3 petitioner could not produce any papers.

It has been submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that he is innocent and has not committed any offence and that the vehicles were seized from the door of the petitioner. It is further submitted that the said vehicles have been purchased by his younger brother from different owners and in one the ownership has been transferred while on investigation it has been found that the owners' name revealed by the petitioner was correct and ownership is yet to be registered in the name of his younger brother. He submits that no offence has been committed by the petitioner and that charge-sheet has already been submitted. However, learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for bail and does not have clean antecedent although accused under different sections of the I.P.C.

Considering the facts and circumstances and the materials on record, let petitioner, above named, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Motihari, East Champaran in connection with Harsidhi P.S. Case No. 415 of 2017, G.R. No. 6619 of 2017, subject to the condition that one of the bailors

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.2762 of 2018 (3) dt.15-02-2018 3/3 would be a close relative of the petitioner having sufficient immovable property, who will file an affidavit stating his relationship with the petitioner.

(Nilu Agrawal, J) Devendra/- U T