Dharmendra Kumar @ Karu Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.46934 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-102 Year-2023 Thana- PANDARAK District- Patna ====================================================== 1.

Dharmendra Kumar @ Karu Singh S/o- Ashok Singh Village- Purbi Pandarak, P.S.- Pandarak, Dist.- Patna 2.

Gaurav Kumar @ Kumar Gaurav son of Pawan singh Village- Purbi Pandarak, P.S.- Pandarak, Dist.- Patna 3.

Azad Singh @ Budhan Singh son of Jagdambi singh Village- Purbi Pandarak, P.S.- Pandarak, Dist.- Patna ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Prem Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Uday Pratap Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 19-09-2024 1.

Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2.

The petitioners apprehend their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 147, 148, 149, 341, 307, 337, 338, 379, 504 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 27 of the Arms Act.

3.

Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are persons with clean antecedent and the informant (chowkidar) alleges that on 17-5-2023, while he was discharging his duty when Dablu Singh along with his supporters was campaigning for election near Durga sthan when

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.46934 of 2024(3) dt.19-09-2024 2/3 Dharamraj arrived along with his supporters having arms in their hand, thereafter both sides attacked each other and despite best efforts of the informant, he was not able to pacify them and they also assaulted the informant and kept firing. 4.

Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioners have been falsely implicated in the instant case by the informant. It is also submitted that the thrust of the allegation is against Dablu and Dharamraj. It is also submitted that no specific allegation is alleged against the petitioners, it is next submitted that though there is allegation that both sides were firing but then no one was injured nor any empty cartridges were recovered from the place of occurrence. 5.

Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioners.

6.

Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioners and the fact that petitioners are persons with clean antecedent, the petitioners above-named, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the learned trial court within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned trial court where

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.46934 of 2024(3) dt.19-09-2024 3/3 the case is pending/successor court in connection with Pandarak P.S. Case No. 102 of 2023 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) SUMIT/- U T