Raman Kumar @ Raman Kumar Poddar @ Raman Poddar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.37156 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-168 Year-2020 Thana- FULKAHA District- Araria ====================================================== Raman Kumar @ Raman Kumar Poddar @ Raman Poddar S/o- Raghu Poddar @ Raghunandan Poddar Resident of Village- Nawabanj, Poddar Tola, Fulkaha, P.S.- Fulkaha, District- Araria.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Gopal Kumar Jha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 08-12-2021 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Fulkaha P.S. Case No. 168 of 2020 instituted for the offences under Sections 413, 414 and 420 of the Indian Penal Code. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 10.02.2021, charge-sheet has been submitted in the case and the petitioner is accused in a case relating to Excise Act as mentioned in paragraph '3' of the bail application.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the informant in the F.I.R. alleges that on seeing the police force, the accused persons riding on two motorcycles tried to flee away but one of the accused was apprehended who disclosed his

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.37156 of 2021(2) dt.08-12-2021 2/2 name as Mukesh Kumar Mehta and the motorcycle was seized which was alleged to be stolen one. Further, the apprehended accused disclosed that the bike was given to him by Raman Poddar (petitioner).

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner came to be falsely implicated based on the confessional statement of the apprehended accused, Mukesh Kumar Mehta and he had no concern with the aforesaid bike which is alleged to be a stolen one.

Learned A.P.P. for the State vehemently opposes the prayer for regular bail of the petitioner.

Considering the fact that the petitioner is in custody since 10.02.2021 and charge-sheet has been submitted in the case, let the petitioner above named be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned J.M. 1st Class, Araria in connection with Fulkaha P.S. Case No. 168 of 2020 subject to the condition as laid down under Section 437 (3) Cr.P.C.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) Rishi/- U T