Pintu Kumar @ Pintu Singh @ Satyajeet Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.42694 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-130 Year-2019 Thana- SUPPI District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== PINTU KUMAR @ PINTU SINGH @ SATYAJEET KUMAR aged about 28 years S/o Upendra Singh Resident of Village- Rajpur (Rajepur), P.S.- Suppi, District- Sitamarhi.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Uday Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Rajendra Prasad Nat, Addl Public Prosecutor ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 18-08-2021 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner prays for grant of regular bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under sections 307, 120B/34 of the Indian Penal Code and section 27 of the Arms Act.

Earlier prayer for bail of this petitioner was refused by this Court vide order dated 1.12.2020 as contained in Annexure 2 to the bail petition.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that though in the FIR there is allegation against three accused persons including the petitioner but the informant in re-statement before police during course of investigation has stated that co-accused Monu Singh fired upon her son. In paragraph 3 of the bail

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.42694 of 2021(2) dt.18-08-2021 2/2 petition, it is submitted that the petitioner is accused in seven cases but in all the cases he is on bail. Petitioner is in custody since 17.8.2019 and till date charge has not been framed in the case.

Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the period of custody of the petitioner and the progress of the trial, let the petitioner, mentioned above, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Additional Sessions Judge VII, Sitamarhi in Sessions Trial No. 77 of 2021 on the following conditions:-

(1) Petitioner shall co-operate in the trial and shall be properly represented on each and every date fixed by the Court and shall remain physically present as directed by the Court and on his/her absence on two consecutive dates without sufficient reason, his/her bail bond shall be cancelled by the Court below.

(2) If the petitioner tampers with the evidence or the witnesses, in that case, the prosecution will be at liberty to move for cancellation of bail.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Shashi U T