Bansraj Mahto @ Banshraj Mahato v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.28325 of 2016 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -9 Year- 2016 Thana -GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL COMP. DistrictWESTCHAMPARAN(BETTIAH) ======================================================

1. Bansraj Mahto @ Banshraj Mahato son of Jangali Mahto resident of village - Ganauli, Police Station - Valmikinagar, District - West Champaran.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

.... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Brij Kishor Mishra For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sri Ajay Kumar Jha ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 27-09-2016 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner seeks bail in a case registered under Sections-2(16), 9, 27, R/W 38(V), (2), 49(B), 51, 52 and 57 of the Wildlife Protection Act.

The name of petitioner came in this case in confessional statement of co-accused and according to prosecution case itself, nothing had been recovered from conscious possession of the petitioner and it is only stated against the petitioner that he along with others unskinned the corpse of a tiger. Moreover, having more or less similar allegation, some co-accused have already been granted privilege of bail.

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.28325 of 2016 (3) dt.27-09-2016 2/2 Accordingly, the petitioner named above, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each in connection with I.F. Case No. 09 of 2016 to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-Ist, Bagaha, DistrictWest Champaran. (Hemant Kumar Srivastava, J) A.K.V./- U T