Mukund Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.31915 of 2020 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-108 Year-2020 Thana- RIGA District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== Mukund Kumar Son of Manoj Kumar Singh, resident of Village - Bagahi, Ward No. 8, P.S. Riga, District - Sitamarhi-843327. ... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Surendra Kishore Thakur, Advocate For the Opposite Party :

Mr. Ganesh Prasad Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 03-12-2020 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State via video conferencing.

2.

The petitioner has filed the present application under Sections 439 and 440 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for grant of bail in connection with Riga P.S. Case No. 108 of 2020 registered under Section 414 of the Indian Penal Code.

3.

Considering the nature of the offence, allegations made in the FIR, submissions advanced at the Bar especially the period of over seven months undergone by the petitioner in custody, the petitioner is directed to be released on

2/3 bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate-1st Class, Sitamarhi in connection with Riga P.S. Case No. 108 of 2020. 4.

Since the court proceedings are being conducted through virtual mode and normal court functioning has not been restored till date, it is considered appropriate to adopt the following procedure for communication of the present order:- (i) The order, which has been dictated during the course of proceeding of the virtual court, shall be communicated to me on my e-mail by the Senior Secretary.

(ii) The corrected copy of the order shall be transmitted by me from my e-mail id to the Senior Secretary, which shall be treated to be an authentic copy of the order passed by this Court in the present proceeding.

(iii) Hard copy of the order duly signed by me shall be preserved in my residential office for documentation and future use, if any.

(iv) Let steps be taken by the Senior

3/3 Secretary/registry for up-loading of the present order without compromising with the norms of social distancing.

kanchan/- (Ashwani Kumar Singh, J) U T