Narayan Thakur v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.20500 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-912 Year-2023 Thana- SASARAM NAGAR District- Rohtas ====================================================== Narayan Thakur, S/o Shiv Kumar Thakur, Resident of Village- Gaura, P.S.- Bihiya, Distt.- Bhojpur, Bihar, Pin Code 802166. ... ... Petitioner
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner :
Mr. Ram Kumar Singh, Advocate For the State :
Mr. Nand Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JITENDRA KUMAR ORAL ORDER 23-04-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks bail, apprehending his arrest, in connection with Sasaram P.S. Case No.912 of 2023, dated. 06.10.2023 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 406, 420, 379, 120B/34 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. As per allegation, the truck of the informant has been stolen by the driver and cleaner, Gopal Yadav and Ramjeet Yadav.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the Petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. He further submits that the petitioner is not named in the FIR and as per the police case his name has transpired in the confessional statement of the co-accused, which has no
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.20500 of 2025(2) dt.23-04-2025 2/3 evidentiary value.
5. It is also stated in paragraph no. 2 of the bail petition that the petitioner has not moved this Court earlier either for anticipatory bail or regular one in the instant case.
6. It has further been stated in paragraph no.3 of the bail petition that the petitioner has no criminal antecedents.
7. However, learned APP for the State vehemently opposes the prayer of the Petitioner for bail.
8. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, this petition is allowed, directing the petitioner, above-named, to be enlarged on bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt / production of a copy of this order, on his furnishing bail bonds in the sum of Rs. 10,000 /- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned concerned Court below, in connection with Sasaram P.S. Case No.912 of 2023, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438 (2) Cr.PC and on the following conditions:
(i) In case, it is brought to the notice of the court below that the petitioner has any criminal antecedents, learned court below shall cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner after
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.20500 of 2025(2) dt.23-04-2025 3/3 hearing him and getting satisfied that the petitioner has concealed his criminal antecedents despite his knowledge of the same.
(ii) In case, it is brought to the notice of the court below that statement regarding previous bail petition is wrong, learned court below shall cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner. (Jitendra Kumar, J.) Chandan/- U T