Anil Singh v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.31499 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-55 Year-2022 Thana- CHHATAUNI District- East Champaran ====================================================== Anil Singh S/o- Late Chinta Haran Singh Village - Majuraha, PS- Turkauliya, District- East Camparan ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Suraj Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Dinesh Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 02-08-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 406, 420, 467, 468, 471, 384, 120B of the IPC in connection with Chhaauni P.S. Case No.55 of 2022.
3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has antecedent of four cases. It is next submitted that Arvind Kumar and two others had moved this Court seeking anticipatory bail by filing Cr. Misc. No.20200 of 2022 and the said case was heard along with Cr. Misc. No.21497 of 2022, Cr. Misc. No.31453 of 2022 and Cr. Misc. No.31742 of 2022 and the same was allowed by an order dated 15.11.2022.
4. The petitioner had also moved this Court seeking
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.31499 of 2024(3) dt.02-08-2024 2/3 anticipatory bail by filing Cr. Misc. No.20200 of 2022, but the same was permitted to be withdrawn by an order dated 15.11.2022 as the petitioner was arrested during the pendency of his anticipatory bail application.
5. It is next submitted that the accused persons of the instant FIR were granted the privilege of anticipatory bail after considering their case on merits and the case of the petitioner is on much better footing as he is alleged to be a witness on the sale deed. It is further submitted that in the event, if petitioner is released on bail the petitioner will cooperate in the trial. It is also submitted petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 02.07.2022.
6. The learned APP opposes the bail application.
7. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner above-named is directed to be released on bail on his furnishing bail-bonds in the sum of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, East Champaran, Motihari in connection with Chhaauni P.S. Case No.55 of 2022.
8. However, in the event, if the learned trial court comes to a conclusion that petitioner after his release is trying
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.31499 of 2024(3) dt.02-08-2024 3/3 the trial in any manner, the learned trial court shall be at liberty to cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner after recording reasons.
9. The application stands allowed.
(Satyavrat Verma, J) Prakash Narayan U T