Ranjan Verma @ Ranjan Kumar Verma v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.23342 of 2020 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-468 Year-2014 Thana- SAMASTIPUR MUFFASIL DistrictSamastipur ====================================================== Ranjan Verma @ Ranjan Kumar Verma S/o Late Pashupati Nath Verma @ Satish Chandra Verma Resident of Mohanpur, Ward No.13, P.S.-Samastipur Muffasil, District-Samastipur.
... ... Petitioner
Versus
The State Of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner :
Mr. Abhay Shankar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party :
Mr. Md. Ataur Rahman, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 07-10-2020 Filing through email of the present application has been accepted in view of the out-break of COVID-19 Pandemic and has been posted before me for hearing through video conferencing.
The application is apparently not in accordance with the provisions prescribed under the Patna High Court Rules, which do not contemplate filing of application through email. Inspite of that, considering the extra-ordinary situation, filing of the present application has been allowed through email. Considering the situation prevailing, the Court has
2/4 considered, for the present, to ignore the deficiency in filing of the application.
Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.
The petitioner has filed the present application under Sections 439 and 440 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for grant of bail in connection with Samastipur (Muffasil) P. S. Case No.468 of 2014 registered under Sections 341, 326, 307, 504/34 and 120B of the Indian Penal Code and Section 27 of the Arms Act.
It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that co-accused Raju Sahay @ Rajeev Kumar and Satyam @ Satyam Triyar having exactly identical allegation as against the petitioner have already been granted bail vide orders dated 16.03.2017 passed in Cr. Misc. No.3105 of 2017 and 29.03.2017 passed in Cr. Misc. No.19128 of 2019 by different Benches of this Court.
Learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State does not dispute the aforesaid contention advanced on behalf of the petitioner.
Considering the submissions made above, the petitioner, who is in custody since 13.03.2020, is directed to be
3/4 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 SDJM, Samastipur in connection with Samastipur (Muffasil) P. S. Case No.468 of 2014. Since the court proceedings are being conducted through virtual mode and normal court functioning has not been restored till date, it is considered appropriate to adopt the following procedure for communication of the present order:- (i) The order, which has been dictated during the course of proceeding of the virtual court, shall be communicated to me on my email by the Senior Secretary.
(ii) The corrected copy of the order shall be transmitted by me from my email id to the Senior Secretary, which shall be treated to be an authentic copy of the order passed by this Court in the present proceeding.
(iii) Hard copy of the order duly signed by me shall be preserved in my residential office for documentation and future use, if any.
(iv) Let a copy of the order be sent to Mr. Abhay Shankar Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner
4/4 also on his email.
(v) Let steps be taken by the Senior Secretary/registry for up-loading of the present order without compromising with the norms of social distancing. kanchan/- (Ashwani Kumar Singh, J) U T