Sumant Kumar @ Suman Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.24912 of 2020 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-567 Year-2019 Thana- KUDHNI District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== SUMANT KUMAR @ SUMAN KUMAR S/o Shri Subodh Kumar Singh Resident of Village-Jihuli, P.S.-Patahi, District-East Champaran. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ajay Kumar Thakur, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Nityanand Tiwary, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARVIND SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 15-12-2020 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned A.P.P. for the State.

The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Kudhani P.S. Case No. 567 of 2019 for the offence under Sections 394 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 25(1-a), 26, 35 of the Arms Act.

Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has not committed any offence. In fact, the co-accused having more or less similar allegation has already been granted regular bail by a co-ordinate Bench of this Court in Cr. Misc. No. 75561 of 2019 and the case of this petitioner stands on similar footing. The petitioner is rotting in judicial custody

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.24912 of 2020(6) dt.15-12-2020 2/2 since 06.01.2020. Hence, the petitioner may be enlarged on regular bail.

Learned A.P.P. for the State has opposed the prayer for bail and submitted that the petitioner has got criminal antecedent.

Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, let the, above named, petitioner 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 learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-III (West) -cumSub Judge-III, Muzaffarpur in connection with Kudhani P.S. Case No. 567 of 2019.

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