Satish Pal v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.30564 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-168 Year-2016 Thana- KURTHA District- Jehanabad ====================================================== SATISH PAL Son of Umesh Pal Resident of Village - Chamandi, P.S.- Kurtha, District - Arwal.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Birendra Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.A.G ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 17-01-2022 Due to the third wave of COVID-19 Pandemic, the matter is being taken up by way of virtual Court proceeding. The matter has been listed under the heading "For Orders" under the orders of Hon'ble the Chief Justice. Learned counsel for the petitioner is directed to remove the defect(s), as pointed out by the office, within a period of four weeks after restoration of normalcy. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State through virtual mode.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in Kurtha (Manikpur) P.S. Case No. 168 of 2016 registered under Section 392 of the Indian Penal Code.

Allegedly, the truck of the informant was looted away by four unknown persons.

It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.30564 of 2021(2) dt.17-01-2022 2/3 the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent. There is no allegation of tampering of witnesses alleged against the petitioner. The petitioner has been falsely implicated in the present case. As per the prosecution case, four unknown miscreants are said to have looted the truck of the informant. The name of the petitioner has transpired in this case on the basis of confessional statement of the co-accused recorded u/S 161 Cr.P.C. before the police. Except for this, there is no other substantive evidence to suggest the implication of the petitioner in the present case. There is no recovery of any looted article from possession of the petitioner.

On behalf of the State, it is submitted that the petitioner is not named in the Complaint Case/F.I.R. It is necessary to indicate here that this Court while considering the prayer made in the present anticipatory bail application has taken note of the exponential rise in number of covid cases due to outbreak of third wave of Covid-19 pandemic. Further this Court can also not lose sight of the fact that the condition of jails is not conducive and suitable to the present situation which has arisen due to the sudden rise in covid cases.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.30564 of 2021(2) dt.17-01-2022 3/3 the case, the petitioner, above named, in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on his personal bond to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Arwal in connection with Kurtha (Manikpur) P.S. Case No. 168 of 2016 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Once the normalcy is restored, the petitioner shall furnish bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each within a period of eight weeks to the satisfaction of the court concerned in connection with the aforesaid case.

(Sudhir Singh, J) A.K.V.//- U T