Karan Sahani v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.53472 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -283 Year- 2015 Thana -PATORI District- SAMASTIPUR ====================================================== Karan Sahani son of Late Shiv Shankar Sahani, resident of villageHasanpur, PS-Patory, District-Samastipur. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

.... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Bijay Bhushan Prasad, APP For the Opposite Party/s : Smt. Asha Devi, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR ORAL ORDER 14-11-2017 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

The petitioner apprehends arrest in connection with Patory Police Station Case No. 283 of 2015 registered for the offences punishable under sections 420, 467, 414 and 120(B)/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

The case has been registered on the basis of self statement of Police Officer. In course of investigation of Patory Police Station Case No. 267 of 2015, the Police apprehended one Mukesh Sahni, who disclosed the name of this petitioner and three others and on the basis of his confessional statement, few stolen motor cycles were also recovered.

The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that there is nothing against the petitioner except the confessional

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.53472 of 2017 (2) dt.14-11-2017 2/2 statement of co-accused, who disclosed the name of this petitioner. Nothing has been recovered from the possession of this petitioner and there is no antecedent against him and so he deserves anticipatory bail.

The learned Additional Public Prosecutor on the other hand, opposed the submission.

Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the prayer of anticipatory bail is allowed and the petitioner, above named, in the event of arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of six weeks, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-(Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Samastipur in connection with Patory Police Station Case No. 283 of 2015, subject to the condition as laid down under section 438 (2) of the Criminal Procedure Code. (Sanjay Kumar, J) Mahesh/- U T