Sujeet Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.22953 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-21 Year-2019 Thana- CHANDAUTI District- Gaya ====================================================== SUJEET KUMAR Son of Sri Nandu Raut, Resident of Mohalla-Chaniya Bagicha, Police Station- Delha, District- Gaya. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Ms. Vijaya Laxmi Srivastava, Adv.

Mr. Jagannath Prasad, Adv.

Mr. Anant Priya, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Umesh Lal Verma, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. NILU AGRAWAL ORAL ORDER 12-04-2019 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State. Petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 31.01.2019 in connection with Chandauti P.S. Case No. 21 of 2019 for offences punishable under Section 414 of the Indian Penal Code.

The prosecution case as lodged by the police personnel is that during course of vehicle checking a Maruti 800 car was found on the road and the driver on seeing the police tried to flee away but two persons including the petitioner were apprehended. They could not produce any papers relating to the said car which is alleged to be stolen one. Accordingly, a seizure list was prepared.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.22953 of 2019(2) dt.12-04-2019 2/2 It has been submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that he is innocent, bears no criminal antecedent, was just a passenger in the car and has been falsely implicated in the aforesaid case. The petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since more than two months and has been sufficient punished. However, learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for bail.

Considering the nature of allegations and that the petitioner does not bear any criminal antecedent as stated in para-3 of the present application, let the petitioner above named be enlarged 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gaya in connection with Chandauti P.S. Case No. 21 of 2019, subject to the condition that one of the bailors would be close relative of the petitioner having sufficient immovable properties, who will file an affidavit stating his relationship with the petitioner. (Nilu Agrawal, J) devendra/- U T