Abhimanyu Kumar @ Manawa @ Virat v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.22875 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-127 Year-2021 Thana- LALGANJ District- Vaishali ====================================================== Abhimanyu Kumar @ Manawa @ Virat Son Of Nagina Matho Resident Of Village - Ghataro Tola Par( Ramnagar), P.S. - Kartaha, Distt. - Vaishali At Hajipur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Niranjan Parihar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Arbind Kumar Pandey, App, 84 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 18-07-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner has prayed for regular bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under sections 394 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 27 of the Arms Act. As per prosecution case, the allegation against three unknown miscreants is that they on pistol point looted several ornaments cash of Rs. 40,000, and other articles from the informant and upon protest they also fired upon the informant due to which he sustained gunshot injury on his thigh. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. He has falsely been implicated in this case merely on the basis of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.22875 of 2023(3) dt.18-07-2023 2/2 suspicion. The petitioner has no concern with the alleged occurrence nor he is named in the FIR. It is further submitted that nothing looted article has been recovered from his conscious possession. Similarly situated co-accused has already been granted bail by a coordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 07.07.2023 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 36650 of 2023. The petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 20.06.2022. Learned APP appearing for the state has opposed the prayer of regular bail.

Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case as well as custody of the petitioner, this court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be released on bail in connection with Lalganj P.S. Case No. 127 of 2021 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned ACJM-II, Vaishali at Hajipur.

(Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) lata/- U T