Ritesh Rai @ Lasari v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.31412 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-214 Year-2020 Thana- DORIGANJ District- Saran ====================================================== RITESH RAI @ LASARI Son of Birendra Rai Resident of VillageKolharampur, P.S.- Barhara, District- Bhojpur. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Usha Kumari Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 18-02-2022 This matter has been taken up for hearing online because of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions.

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

Learned counsel for the petitioner is expected to honour his undertaking to remove the defects as pointed out by the office when called upon to do so by the office. The instant application for anticipatory bail has been filed by the petitioner apprehending his arrest in connection with Doriganj P.S. Case no. 214 of 2020 instituted for the offence under Section 379 of the Indian Penal Code. As per allegation in the FIR, Apache motorcycle of the informant got stolen, when it was parked outside his house and accordingly, FIR has been lodged against unknown. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that petitioner is innocent and has committed no

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.31412 of 2021(2) dt.18-02-2022 2/2 offence. He has got no criminal antecedent. The stolen motorcycle has been seized with one Bittu Kumar, who was apprehended and in his confessional statement, name of the petitioner has surfaced in this case, which has no evidentiary value in the eye of law. Petitioner has no concern with the alleged recovery of stolen vehicle and he is not named in the FIR.

Learned APP appearing for the State has opposed the prayer of Bail.

Having heard learned counsel for the parties and in the facts and circumstances of the case as stated above, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The petitioner is directed to surrender in the Court below within a period of four weeks from today and in the event of his arrest or surrender in connection with Doriganj P.S. Case no. 214 of 2020, he will be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned ACJM XIII, Chapra subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. (Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) sushma/- U