Sayem Babu v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.34327 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-17 Year-2024 Thana- ANGARH District- Purnia ====================================================== Sayem Babu S/o Sabir Alam R/o Village- Baicha Kutti, P.S.- Kochadhaman, District- Kishanganj ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Mritunjay Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Tarun Prasad Mandal, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN ORAL ORDER 03-06-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Angarh P.S. Case No. 17/2024 lodged on31.05.2024 under Section 395 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. As per the prosecution case, the present F.I.R. has been lodged against 8-10 unknown accused persons who are alleged to have committed robbery at the informant's residence.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. It is further submitted that the petitioner's name has surfaced in this case solely on the basis of the confessional statement of a coaccused. He submits that the petitioner is alleged to have
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.34327 of 2025(2) dt.03-06-2025 2/3 confessed his guilt before the police, admitting to being a member of the organized gang that committed the robbery. Learned counsel also submits that prior to the lodging of the present F.I.R., the petitioner had no criminal antecedents; however, after the registration of the present case, the police have implicated him in three other criminal cases, details of which have been mentioned in paragraph no. 3 of the present petition. The petitioner is in custody since 09.12.2024.
5. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer for bail and submits that the petitioner does not have a clean antecedent.
6. In the present facts and circumstances of this case and the submissions made above, let the petitioner above named be released on bail, but only after framing of charge, if not already framed, and subject to the condition that at the time of furnishing the bail bond, the Trial Court shall satisfy itself that the petitioner is not absconding in any of the cases pending against him, as mentioned in paragraph no. 3 of the petition, namely: (i) Baisi P.S. Case No. 147 of 2024, (ii) Amour P.S. Case No. 374 of 2024, and (iii) Angarh P.S. Case No. 30 of 2024, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.30,000/- (Rupees Thirty thousand) as mentioned in Section 2(1) (d) of the BNSS,
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.34327 of 2025(2) dt.03-06-2025 3/3 2023 to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions Judge-IV, Purnea, in connection with Angarh P.S. Case No. 17/2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 480(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Dr. Anshuman, J) Ashwini/- U T