Patna High CourtCR. MISC./30541/2024bail granted

Ashok Mandal v. The State Of Bihar

2024-08-28Mr. Justice Prabhat Kumar Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.30541 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-558 Year-2023 Thana- FORBESGANJ District- Araria ====================================================== Ashok Mandal son of Late Rameshwar Mandal Village- Baijnathpur PsJogbani Distt- Araria ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Vijay Kishore Bharti, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Dinesh Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 28-08-2024 Heard learned counsels for the parties.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 302, 201 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per prosecution case, informant suspects that coaccused Lalit Mandal, along with others, including this petitioner, committed murder of his son.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner that petitioner is not named in the F.I.R.. During course of investigation it has come that this petitioner was seen with deceased Rahul Kumar and co-accused Lalit Mandal and others in a Tilak ceremony. There is no other material in the entire case diary to show the complicity of this petitioner in the alleged occurrence.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.30541 of 2024(4) dt.28-08-2024 2/2 Petitioner claims clean antecedents.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, materials available on record and clean antecedents of the petitioner, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is allowed.

7. Accordingly, in the event of arrest/surrender within a period of six weeks from today, let the above named petitioner 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 learned C.J.M., Araria, in connection with Forbesganj P.S. Case No. 558 of 2023, subject to condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T