Bandhan Kumar @ Ranjan Kumar @ Ranjan v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.20759 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-366 Year-2021 Thana- MADHEPURA District- Madhepura ====================================================== BANDHAN KUMAR @ RANJAN KUMAR @ RANJAN Son of Sri Janardan Yadav @ Janardan Prasad Yadav Resident of Village - Itahara, P.S.- Saur Bajar, District - Saharsa.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Diwakar Prasad Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Syed Mojibur Rahman, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER 16-05-2023
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Madhepura P.S. Case no. 366 of 2021 registered under sections 379 and 356 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. As per the prosecution case, while the informant was returning home after having withdrawn Rs. 1 lakh in cash which was kept in a bag, it is stated that unknown accused persons snatched the bag from the informant containing the amount and escaped on a motorcycle.
4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the FIR was registered against unknown. Referring to the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.20759 of 2023(2) dt.16-05-2023 2/3 order of the learned Trial Court rejecting the application for bail of the petitioner, learned counsel submits that the petitioner was falsely implicated in large number of cases including the instant case on the basis of his confessional statement made before police on his arrest in Shankarpur P.S. Case no. 107 of 2021. It is further submitted that no incriminating article has been recovered from the petitioner's possession and inspite of his being in custody since 14.9.2021 he has not been put on T.I. Parade and charge sheet has been submitted in the case.
5. Heard learned APP for the State.
6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the submissions made by learned counsel for the petitioner, the contents of the order of the learned trial Court, no incriminating article having been recovered from the petitioner's possession, the petitioner not having been put on T.I. Parade inspite of being in custody for 1 year 7 months since 14.9.2021 and charge sheet having been submitted in the case, the Court directs the petitioner to be enlarged on bail in connection with Madhepura P.S. Case no. 366 of 2021 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate,
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.20759 of 2023(2) dt.16-05-2023 3/3 Madhepura.
(Partha Sarthy, J) Prakash/- U