Manoj Das @ Manoj Kumar Das v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.36317 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-137 Year-2024 Thana- KALYANPUR District- Samastipur ====================================================== Manoj Das @ Manoj Kumar Das S/o Baidhnath Das R/o village- Kudhwa, P.S.- Chakmehsi, District- Samastipur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Rajeev Ranjan, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Bishweshwar Ram, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 17-06-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Kalyanpur P.S. Case No. 137 of 2024 instituted for the offences under Section 392 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per prosecution case, two persons, riding a black Apache motorcycle, stopped the Informant's motorcycle and took away his bag kept on the Tanki containing collected amount of Rs. 2,48,613/- and other documents.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence as alleged against him and has falsely been implicated in the present case merely on the basis of suspicion. The petitioner is not named in

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.36317 of 2025(2) dt.17-06-2025 2/3 the F.I.R. and his name has transpired in this case in course of investigation. No T.I.P. has been conducted in this case as also no substantial material has been recovered from the house of the petitioner. The petitioner has no concern with the alleged occurrence. The petitioner has seven criminal antecedents and, in all of them, he is on bail and is languishing in judicial custody since 25.06.2024 without any rhymes or reason.

5. On the other hand, learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner, stating that the police has recovered the looted amount of Rs. 9,000/- as also Aadhar card of the Informant from the possession of the petitioner as it appears from the impugned order itself.

6. Having heard rival contention of both the parties and considering the entire facts and circumstances of the case as also taking into account the period of custody of the petitioner, let the petitioner, abovenamed, be released on bail 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 with Kalyanpur P.S. Case No. 137 of 2024, subject to the following conditions; (i) One of the bailor(s) shall be the own/close family

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.36317 of 2025(2) dt.17-06-2025 3/3 members of the petitioner.

(ii) The petitioner shall cooperate in the trial and shall be properly represented on each and every date fixed by the court and shall remain physically present as directed by the Court and in the event of failure on two consecutive dates without sufficient reasons, his bail bond shall be liable to be cancelled by the court below.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) rishi/- U T