Md. Sarfaraz @ Md. Saffraz @ Sarfaraz Sheikh And ORS v. State Of Bihar And ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.9320 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -180 Year- 2017 Thana -KARPI District- JEHANABAD ======================================================

1. Md. Sarfaraz @ Md. Saffraz @ Sarfaraz Sheikh, Son of Late Dil Mohammad Sheikh,

2. Saffo Khatoon, Wife of Md. Sarfaraz @ Md. Saffraz,

3. Lalan Pandit, Son of Late Yugeshwar Pandit,

4. Jitendra Kumar, Son of Rajendra Yadav,

5. Fullwanti Devi, Wife of Ramdeep Yadav,

6. Udit Narayan Yadav @ Udit Yadav, Son of Late Deepan Yadav, All are the residents of Village- Murari, P.S.- Karpi, District- Arwal.

7. Radhesh Yadav, Son of Ramdev Yadav, Resident of Budhu Bigha, P.S.- Karpi, District- Arwal.

.... .... Petitioners

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

2. Reyaz Sheikh, S/o Late Vashiruddin Sheikh, Resident of Murari, P.S.- Karpi, District- Arwal.

.... .... Opposite Parties.

====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Anita Kumari Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Anand Mohan Prasad Mehta, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 17-02-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

The petitioners seek pre-arrest bail in connection with Karpi P. S. Case No. 180 of 2017 registered under Sections 420, 465, 467, 468, 504, 506 and 120-B of the Indian Penal

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.9320 of 2018 (2) dt.17-02-2018 2/2 Code.

Regard being had to the nature of allegation and the fact that initially a complaint was filed, which was referred to the police for investigation in exercise of power conferred under Section 156(3) of the Cr.P.C. in complete breach of ratio laid down by the Supreme Court in Priyanka Srivastava and Anr. vs. State of Uttar Pradesh [(2015) 6 SCC 287], in the event of arrest or surrender before the court below within six weeks from today, the petitioners named above are directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Arwal in Karpi P. S. Case No. 180 of 2017, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Ashwani Kumar Singh, J.) Kanchan/- U T