Manoj Kumar Mehta @ Manoj Mehta v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.26677 of 2020 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-19 Year-2019 Thana- GOVINDPUR District- Nawada ====================================================== Manoj Kumar Mehta @ Manoj Mehta, aged about 39 years Son Of Late Babulal Mehta Resident Of Village - Padma, P.S.- Padma (O.P.), District - Hazaribagh (Jharkhand).

... ... Petitioner

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The State Of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner :

Mrs. Priyanka Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party :

Mr. Addl Public Prosecutor ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 08-02-2021 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner seeks regular bail a case registered for the offence punishable under section 384 of the Indian Penal Code.

As per the prosecution case, there was demand of extortion amount from two mobile phones and during investigation name of the petitioner has come. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the coaccused on whose confessional statement, petitioner's name has come in this case, has already been allowed bail by this Court vide order dated 1.8.2019, passed in Cr.Mis.No. 47829/2019. Charge sheet has already been submitted. Petitioner is in custody since 18.2.2019.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.26677 of 2020(6) dt.08-02-2021 2/2 In the facts of the case, prayer for bail of the petitioner is allowed. Let the petitioner, mentioned above, 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 on the following conditions:-

(1) Petitioner shall co-operate in the trial and shall be properly represented on each and every date fixed by the Court and shall remain physically present as directed by the Court and on his/her absence on two consecutive dates without sufficient reason, his/her bail bond shall be cancelled by the Court below.

(2) If the petitioner tampers with the evidence or the witnesses, in that case the prosecution will be at liberty to move for cancellation of bail.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Shashi U T