Ranju Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.24681 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-247 Year-2022 Thana- BHAGWANPUR District- Vaishali ====================================================== RANJU DEVI Wife of Manoj Kumar Singh @ Manoj Singh Resident of village - Madarpur, P.S.- Bheldi, District - Saran. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Sujit Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Suman Kumari Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 22-05-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner has prayed for regular bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under sections 302, 201, 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

As per prosecution case, informant found a dead body of a girl aged about 18-19 years, with her neck tied with Gamcha. It is a suspicion that some unknown criminals had killed her and had thrown the body there.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. He has falsely been implicated in this case merely on the basis of confessional statement of co-accused. The petitioner has no concern with the alleged occurrence nor he is named in the FIR.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.24681 of 2023(2) dt.22-05-2023 2/2 He has got no criminal antecedent. It is further submitted that nothing incriminating article has been recovered form his conscious possession. Similarly situated co-accused has already been granted bail by this Court vide order dated 18.05.2023 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 19330 of 2023. The petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 25.10.2022. Learned APP appearing for the state has opposed the prayer of regular bail.

Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case as well as custody of the petitioner, this court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be released on bail in connection with Bhagwanpur P.S. Case No. 247 of 2022 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned A.C.J.M.-Ist, Vaishali at Hajipur. (Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) manishkumar/- U T