Chhotu @ Patangra v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.22216 of 2020 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-2 Year-2020 Thana- DHANGAI District- Gaya ====================================================== CHHOTU @ PATANGRA Son of Dilchand Yadav Resident of Village - Renganiya Tand, P.S.- Barachatti, District - Gaya. ... ... Petitioner

Versus

THE STATE OF BIHAR ... ... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Gajendra Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mrs. Sahin Begum, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHAKRADHARI SHARAN SINGH ORAL ORDER 25-09-2020 Heard learned counsel for the parties.

This application for grant of regular bail arises out of Dhangai P.S. Case No. 02 of 2020, registered for the offence punishable under Sections 414/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 25(1-b)a/26 and 35 of the Arms Act.

It is the case of the prosecution, as disclosed in the F.I.R., based on written information of the Officer-in-Charge of the concerned police station, that based on a secret information, a search was conducted of a Sumo Victa vehicle, in which the petitioner and another co-accused was found seated. Allegedly, from the petitioner's possession, one cartridge was recovered. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent, who is in custody since 18.01.2020.

Considering the nature of accusation, as noted above,

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.22216 of 2020(3) dt.25-09-2020 2/3 and the period for which the petitioner has remained in custody, this application is allowed.

Let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned A.C.J.M., Sherghati, Gaya, in Dhangai P.S. Case No.02 of 2020.

It is directed that the defect(s) in the application, pointed out by the Registry, must be removed within two months.

Since there is a lock down, the Court has considered it appropriate to adopt following procedure for communication of the present order :- (i) The order, which has been dictated during the course of the proceedings of virtual Court, shall be communicated to me on my e-mail I.D. by the Secretary. (ii) The corrected copy of the order shall be transmitted by me from my e-mail I.D. to the Secretary, which shall be treated to be the authentic copy of the order passed by this Court today in the present proceeding.

(iii) Hard copy of the order, duly signed by me, shall be preserved in my residential-office for documentation and

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.22216 of 2020(3) dt.25-09-2020 3/3 future use, if any.

(iv) Let a copy of the order be communicated to the learned Court below through e-mail or any other appropriate electronic mode by the Registry.

Let steps be taken by the Registry for uploading of the present order without compromising with the norms of social distancing.

(Chakradhari Sharan Singh, J) Pawan/- U T