Umesh Kumar @ Umesh Sharma v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.36483 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-10 Year-2022 Thana- MUSRIGHRARI District- Samastipur ====================================================== Umesh Kumar @ Umesh Sharma S/O Pradip Sharma R/O Village Lahladpur, Baligaon, P.S Patepur, Dist.-Vaishali ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of BihaR ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Madhav Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Manoj Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JITENDRA KUMAR ORAL ORDER 05-07-2023 Heard Ld. counsel for the petitioner and Ld. APP for the State.
The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Musrigharari P.S. Case No. 10 of 2022, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 379, 356 and 392 of the Indian Penal Code.
The prosecution case as emerging from the FIR is that the informant was working as CRO in Ujjiwan Small Finance Bank, Samastipur and on 19.01.2022 when the informant was returning to his office, two persons came on a motorcycle and snatched his bag containing Rs. 1,75,082/- and other important articles.
2/4 Ld. counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. He further submits that the petitioner has not been named in the FIR and nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. He also submits that no TIP has been conducted till date.
He further submits that the petitioner has been languishing in jail since 22.03.2023.
It has also been stated in paragraph no. 3 of the bail petition that the petitioner has earlier been made accused in eleven other cases.
It is also stated in paragraph no. 2 of the bail petition that the petitioner has not moved this Court earlier either for anticipatory bail or regular one.
However, Ld. APP for the State vehemently opposes the prayer of the petitioner for bail. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, this application is allowed, directing the petitioner, abovenamed, to be enlarged on bail on his furnishing bail bonds in the sum of Rs. 10,000 /- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties
3/4 of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Ld. concerned Trial Court in connection with Musrigharari P.S. Case No. 10 of 2022, on the following conditions:
(i) The petitioner will make himself available for interrogation by a police officer/court as and when required. (ii) The petitioner will undertake that investigation/trial will not hamper on account of his absence or non-cooperation. He must be available to the police or the court whenever his presence is required.
(iii) The petitioner shall not, directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him from disclosing such facts to the court or to any police officer.
(iv) In case, it is brought to the notice of the court below that the petitioner has criminal antecedents other than the disclosed one, Ld. court below shall cancel the bail bond of the petitioner after hearing him and getting satisfied that the petitioner has concealed his criminal antecedents despite his knowledge of the same.
4/4 (v) In case, it is brought to the notice of the court below that statement regarding previous bail petition is wrong, Ld. court below shall cancel the bail bond of the petitioner.
Ld. counsel for the petitioner is directed to remove all the defects, if any, pointed out by the office within a period of one month and the Registry is directed to issue the certified copy of this order only after removal of office objections.
(Jitendra Kumar, J) ashishkr/- U T