Rahul Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.19530 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-374 Year-2022 Thana- RUNISAIDPUR District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== Rahul Kumar S/o Pramod Sah R/o Village- Shivnagar, P.S.- Runnisaidpur, District- Sitamarhi ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Uday Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :
Mrs Suman Kumari Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 23-04-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State.
2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Runnisaidpur P.S. Case No. 374 of 2022 dated 19.07.2022 registered for the offence punishable u/s 392 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. As per the prosecution case, three unknown miscreants are alleged to have looted the camera, mobile phone and Rs. 12,000/- from the informant on the point of pistol.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner is not named in the F.I.R. The name of the petitioner has sprung up in the course of investigation. The petitioner has six antecedents and he is on bail in all the aforesaid cases as stated in para 3 of the bail
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.19530 of 2025(2) dt.23-04-2025 2/2 petition. The petitioner is in custody since 13.11.2024.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioner by submitting that one mobile phone was recovered from the possession of the sister of the petitioner. The sister of the petitioner in her statement recorded u/s 164 of the Cr.P.C. has stated that the said mobile phone was given to her by the petitioner.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the period of custody, the petitioner abovenamed, is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, Sitamarhi in connection with Runnisaidpur P.S. Case No. 374 of 2022, with the condition ;- (i). The petitioner is directed to remain physically present before the learned Court below on each and every date, failing which on two consecutive dates without reasonable cause, the bail bond of the petitioner is liable to be cancelled.
7. The application stands allowed.
(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) atul/- U T