Ranjan Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.36923 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-119 Year-2022 Thana- NAWADA District- Nawada ====================================================== Ranjan Kumar Son of Pramod Singh R/O Village- Budhaul, P.S.- Nawada, District- Nawada ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Satyendra Narayan Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 16-09-2022 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State through virtual Court proceedings.

Let the defect(s), if any, be removed within a period of four weeks from today.

The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Nawada (Town) P.S. Case No. 119 of 2022 registered for the offence under Sections 456, 461 and 379 of the Indian Penal Code. The accused/petitioner is not named in the F.I.R. and is in custody since 23.03.2022.

The allegation against the petitioner is to commit theft and while committing so taken away CCTV footage and DVR installed in bank premises.

Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that the name of petitioner surfaced during course of investigation on the basis of secret input due to local differences for

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.36923 of 2022(2) dt.16-09-2022 2/2 the reason that Customer Service Point (CSP) runs in the premises of the bank stand in the name of wife of this petitioner. It is also submitted that no incriminating material recovered from the possession of this petitioner during the course of investigation. While concluding the argument, it has been submitted that petitioner is a man of clean antecedent and moreover, investigation has been completed, for which, charge-sheet has been submitted, as such, there is no chance of tampering with the evidence.

Learned APP, while opposing the prayer of bail, fairly conceded the fact that the petitioner is not named in F.I.R. Considering the facts and circumstances as mentioned above, as nothing surfaced during the course of investigation to connect this petitioner with alleged occurrence, who is a man of clean antecedent coupled with the fact that charge-sheet has been submitted, let the petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on bail in connection with Nawada (Town) P.S. Case No. 119 of 2022 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nawada/concerned court, subject to the conditions as mentioned under Section 437 (3) of the Cr.P.C. (Chandra Shekhar Jha, J) pooja/- U T