Ranjay Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.36995 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-37 Year-2024 Thana- MOTIHARI TOWN District- East Champaran ====================================================== Ranjay Kumar son of Sri Surendra Paswan Village- Parsauna Parsadi W.No13, Ps- Parsa Dist- SAran at Chapra ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr.Anil Kumar Singh No. 1, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 17-05-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Motihari Town P.S. case No. 37 of 2024 instituted for the offences under Sections 393 and 400 of the IPC and 25(1-b)a, 26, 35 of the Arms Act.

3. Prosecution case, in short, is that four miscreants entered the Branch on the point of pistol and took control over the staffs and put them in meeting hall. The accused persons demanded key of locker and assaulted some of the staffs. In the meantime, police arrived and apprehended this petitioner. On search, two loaded country-made pistol and fourteen live cartridges were recovered from the petitioner.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.36995 of 2024(2) dt.17-05-2024 2/2 petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case. No incriminating/looted article has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. Learned counsel further submitted that petitioner is innocent and has not committed any offence as alleged in the FIR and the entire prosecution story is false and concocted. It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner is in custody since 15.01.2024 and has two criminal antecedents.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as also the period of custody undergone by the petitioner, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

7. Let the petitioner be released on bail, after framing of charge, if not already framed, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection withMotihari Town P.S. case No. 37 of 2024. (Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Alok Verma/- U T