Sukesh Kumar @ Chhotu v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.47817 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -253 Year- 2017 Thana -DHARHARA District- MUNGER ======================================================

1. Sukesh Kumar @ Chhotu S/o Laddu Singh, R/o Vill.- Itwa, P.S.- Dharhara, District- Munger.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Manoj Kumar Jha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Smt. Anusuiya Jaiswal, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 20-08-2018 Heard the parties. The petitioner seeks anticipatory bail in connection with Dharhara P.S. Case No. 253 of 2017, corresponding to G.R. No. 3356 of 2017, registered for offences punishable under Sections 457 and 380 of the Indian Penal Code.

As per F.I.R., allegation against the petitioner is of theft of Rs. 4,94,480/- from the High School, Sadha, Dasrathpur by breaking lock of the office room as well as the lock of Godrej Almirah, but no body is named in the F.I.R. Submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that neither the petitioner is named in the F.I.R. nor arrested at spot and only on the basis of confessional statement of the coaccused, the name of the petitioner figured and except that, there

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.47817 of 2018 (2) dt.20-06-2018 2/2 is nothing on record against the petitioner. It is further submitted that the petitioner has clean antecedent.

Learned A.P.P. opposes the prayer for bail.

Having heard both sides and in view of the facts and circumstances, as discussed above, let the petitioner, above named on surrender or arrest within six weeks be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- (Twenty five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-I, Munger in connection with Dharhara P.S.Case No. 253 of 2017 corresponding to G.R. No. 3356 of 2017, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438 (2) of Cr.P.C. with condition that one of the bailors of the petitioner shall be a local person having sufficient immovable property within the jurisdiction of the concerned court. (Vinod Kumar Sinha, J) Sudha/- U T