Patna High CourtCR. MISC./46892/2024bail granted

Sonu Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

2024-07-19Mr. Justice Partha Sarthy2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.46892 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-26 Year-2023 Thana- CHAORI District- Bhojpur ====================================================== Sonu Kumar Son Of Dhanji Singh Village- Chandi, Ps- Karakat, Dist- Rohtas ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Shantam Shivam, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Md. Anzarul Haque Sahara, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER 19-07-2024

1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has renewed his prayer for grant of regular bail in connection with Chauri P.S. Case no. 26 of 2023 registered under sections 392 and 411 of the Indian Penal Code and sections 25(1-B)(a), 26 and 35 of the Arms Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, the informant a driver of the truck stated that three accused persons on a bolero vehicle overtook his truck and on the point of pistol told the informant to hand over the money and mobile phone. However, with the help of police personnel who reached the place of occurrence the accused persons including the petitioner herein were caught at the spot and articles recovered.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.46892 of 2024(3) dt.19-07-2024 2/2 earlier prayer for bail of the petitioner was rejected vide order dated 11.10.2023 passed in Cr. Misc. no. 64225 of 2023 giving liberty to the petitioner to renew his prayer for bail on completing one year in custody. The petitioner has remained in custody for more than 1 year 3 months since 31.3.2023 and undertakes to cooperate in the trial.

5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the allegations against the petitioner in the F.I.R, the liberty granted to the petitioner in the earlier order of rejection dated 11.10.2023 and the petitioner having remained in custody for more than 1 year 3 months since 31.3.2023, the petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail in connection with Chauri P.S. Case no. 26 of 2023 on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-VIth, Bhojpur at Ara.

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