Nandlal Yadav v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.47878 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-119 Year-2020 Thana- JAYNAGAR District- Madhubani ====================================================== NANDLAL YADAV Son of Ram Prasad Yadav Resident of Village - Pipra Tola Jainagar, P.S.- Jainagar, Distt.- Madhubani. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Murari Narain Chaudhary For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.A.G.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH ORAL ORDER 11-01-2022 Heard.

The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Jainagar P.S. Case No. 119 of 2020, registered for the offence punishable under sections 341, 323, 384, 386, 504, 506/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

The allegation is regarding the accused persons having intercepted the informant and one other person, where-after, they are stated to have taken them to a wheat field and had asked them to call their master so that ransom money could be arranged. Subsequently, a co-accused person

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.47878 of 2021(2) dt.11-01-2022 2/3 namely Durgesh Kumar is stated to have gone to the alleged place of occurrence for collecting the ransom money, however, the police had apprehended him and upon interrogation, he disclosed the name of the petitioner and others to be his accomplice, where-after the petitioner and other accused persons were arrested.

The learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent, has been falsely implicated in the present case and is languishing in custody since 28.6.2020. The learned counsel for the petitioner has further submitted that similarly situated co-accused persons have already been granted bail vide order dated 22.12.2020 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 30430 of 2020 and order dated 7.1.2022 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 42979 of 2021.

Per contra, the learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail.

Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, considering the submissions made by the parties and taking into

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.47878 of 2021(2) dt.11-01-2022 3/3 account the materials available on record as also considering the parity of the case of the petitioner with that of the co-accused persons who have already been granted bail by this Court, I deem it fit and proper to admit the petitioner to the privilege of regular bail.

Accordingly, the petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned J.M. 1st Cass, Madhubani/ Incharge Successor Court, Madhubani in connection with Jainagar P.S. Case No. 119 of 2020.

(Mohit Kumar Shah, J) Tiwary/- U T