Suraj Paswan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.30216 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-157 Year-2022 Thana- PIPRA District- Supaul ====================================================== 1.

Suraj Paswan Son of Late Karri Paswan Resident of Village - Singhiyon, Ward No.- 11, P.S.- Bheja, District - Madhubani 2.

Rudal Paswan Son of Late Karri Paswan Resident of Village - Singhiyon, Ward No.- 11, P.S.- Bheja, District - Madhubani ... ... Petitioners

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Anil Prasad Singh, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Akshay Lal Pandit, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 12-06-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.

The petitioners seek regular bail in connection with Pipra P.S. Case No. 157 of 2022 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 395 and 397 of the Indian Penal Code.

As per prosecution case, on 05.06.2022 at about 4:10 A.M., 8 to 10 miscreants entered into the house of the informant and looted a cash of Rs. 1,50,000 and some other valuable articles at the point of pistol and fled away from the back door. The informant claimed to identify one miscreant, namely, Sajjan Mukhia.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.30216 of 2023(2) dt.12-06-2023 2/2 Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioners are not named in the F.I.R. and nothing has been recovered from the possession of the petitioners and they have not been put on Test Identification Parade. He has further submitted that the Investigating Officer given the clean chit to named accused Sajjan Mukhia and the petitioners have been implicated in this case on the basis of confessional statement of the co-accused Gunsagar Paswan having no evidential value. The petitioners have two criminal antecedents in which they are on bail. They are in jail custody since 04.01.2023. Learned APP appearing for the State has opposed the prayer for regular bail of the petitioner.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and submissions of learned counsel for the parties, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned A.C.J.M. VI, Supaul in connection with Pipra P.S. Case No. 157 of 2022.. (Sunil Dutta Mishra, J) shweta/- U T