Paras Mani @ Paras Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.39788 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-120 Year-2016 Thana- BAKHTIYARPUR District- Patna ====================================================== PARAS MANI @ PARAS SINGH S/O SRI CHANDESHWAR SINGH R/O Bakhtiarpur, P.S- Bakhtiarpur, Distt.- Patna. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Saroj Kumar Choudhary For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Dilip Kumar No. 1 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 29-01-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 384 and 386 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. Allegation against the petitioner is that he demanded ransom money of Rs. 5 lakhs by telephone from the informant and threatened him.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. He has been falsely implicated in this case. It is submitted in para 7 and 8 of the petition that in fact, the petitioner's family was very old and good customer of informant but due to bad quality of cloths and high price the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.39788 of 2023(4) dt.29-01-2024 2/2 family members including petitioner did not purchase the cloths from his shop and for the same, this false case has been filed. Another reason for false implication in this case is that one piece of land which informant wanted to purchase but petitioner refused for sell to informant. It is further submitted that demand of ransom money has not been executed. Petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 24.05.2022.

5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case as well as period of custody, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned A.C.J.M.-III, Barh in connection with Bakhtiarpur P.S. Case No.120 of 2016.

(Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) lata/- U T