Sonu Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.39150 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-142 Year-2024 Thana- LAHERIMUHALLA District- Nalanda ====================================================== Sonu Kumar Son Of Kishore Sao Village -KATRAPAR, P.S.- Laheri, DistNalanda ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Pramod Kumar Sinha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Pranav Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KHATIM REZA ORAL ORDER 03-07-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends arrest in connection with Laheri P.S. Case No. 142 of 2024 dated 27.03.2024, instituted for the offence punishable under Sections 147, 149, 188, 307, 337, 353 and 504 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. The prosecution case, in short, is that on 26.03.2024, while the informant along with police party were on duty on the eve of Holi festival, 20-25 persons blocked the road, using loud speakers in high volume and when the informant demanded permission order for the same then they became aggressive and used filthy language for the police personnel and started brick-batting on the police party. Local persons have identified the person on seeing the video of the incident.
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4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and he has been falsely implicated in this case. It is manifest from the F.I.R. that there was Holi Festival and on the occasion, the people of Mohalla were using sound box peacefully and not creating any nuisance rather there was an occasion of Matka Phod Holi and only to highlight himself, the police officer concocted this false story and lodged F.I.R. against 19 persons including the petitioner. It is further submitted that petitioner is the owner of flour mill situated in front of the shop where the said Matka Phod Holi festival was being celebrated due to which the name of petitioner has come in the F.I.R. Lastly, it has been submitted that the petitioner has no criminal antecedents.
5. Learned A.P.P. has opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner.
6. Having considered the facts and circumstances of the case and submissions of learned counsel for the parties, in the event of arrest / surrender of the petitioner within a period of six weeks from today, in connection with Laheri P.S. Case No. 142 of 2024, he shall be released on anticipatory bail upon furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned
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