Santu Paswan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.50523 of 2016 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -137 Year- 2016 Thana -KAMTAUL District- DARBHANGA ====================================================== Santu Paswan S/o late Chotu Paswan R/o Vill-Brahampur West, P.S.- Kamtaul, Distt.-Darbhanga .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 24-11-2016 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner seeks bail in a case instituted under Sections 401, 402, 420, 467, 468, 414 and 216A of the Indian Penal Code.

Allegation against petitioner is that some accused persons were staying in his house in order to commit dacoity somewhere. It has been submitted on behalf of petitioner that he has got no criminal antecedent. He is in custody since 17.8.2016. Chargesheet has been submitted against petitioner. There is no allegation of tampering of witnesses against petitioner. Petitioner has been made accused due to mistake of fact. There is no compliance under Section 100 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. It is further submitted that petitioner may be released after completion of six months in custody, i.e., from 17.8.2016. On behalf of the State, it is submitted that petitioner is named in the F.I.R.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the above named petitioner be released on bail after completion of six months in custody, i.e., from 17.8.2016 on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.50523 of 2016 (2) dt.24-11-2016 2/2 amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Darbhanga, in connection with Kamtaul P.S. Case no. 137 of 2016.

(Sudhir Singh, J) sudip/- U T