Patna High CourtCR. MISC./29696/2020bail granted

Laddu Patel v. The State Of Bihar

2021-01-08Mr. Justice Sudhir Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.29696 of 2020 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-118 Year-2018 Thana- SULTANGANJ District- Patna ====================================================== LADDU PATEL Son of Late Muneshwar Prasad Resident of MohallaMahendru Shivpur, P.S.- Sultanganj, District- Patna. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

THE STATE OF BIHAR ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Sanjay Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.A.G.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 08-01-2021 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered under Sections 386 and 387 of the Indian Penal Code. Earlier prayer for bail of the petitioner was rejected vide Annexure-1 to the present application with direction to the trial court to conclude the trial of the petitioner preferably within a period of nine months from the date of receipt/production of copy of the order.

A report regarding the status of the case was called for from the trial court. The trial court has reported that charge has not been framed till date.

The petitioner is in custody since 01-07-2018. He has already remained in custody for approximately two and half

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.29696 of 2020(3) dt.08-01-2021 2/2 years and there is no likelihood of the trial being concluded in near future. The petitioner undertakes to cooperate in the trial. On behalf of the State, it is submitted that the petitioner is named in the Complaint Case/F.I.R.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, let the petitioner, above named, 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 Susmita Kumari, learned Judicial Magistrate-Ist Class, Patna City in connection with Sultanganj P.S. Case No. 118 of 2018 subject to condition that the petitioner will cooperate in the trial. It is made clear that if the petitioner fails to cooperate in trial, the learned trial court will be at liberty to cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner.

(Sudhir Singh, J) A.K.V.//- U T