Patna High CourtCR. MISC./40684/2024bail rejected

Mantosh Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar

2024-09-20Mr. Justice Purnendu Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.40684 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1167 Year-2019 Thana- FORBESGANJ District- Araria ====================================================== Mantosh Manjhi Son Of Jitendra Manjhi, Resident of Village - Fulwariya Hat, Police Station - Forbesganj, District - Araria ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr.Rabindra Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 20-09-2024 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and the learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Sessions Trial No.42 of 2024 arising out of Forbesganj P.S.Case No.1167 of 2019 for the offences punishable under Section 392 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. The allegation against the petitioner is that he along with the other accused persons entered in the shop of the informant and committed robbery of Rs.55,000/- from the cash counter.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that the FIR is against unknown and and the petitioner has been roped in the present case on the basis of confessional statement of co-accused, Amit Sharma, while he

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.40684 of 2024(2) dt.20-09-2024 2/2 was in the police custody in connection with Pratapganj P.S.Case No.114 of 2020 and such confessional statement recorded in Policy custody has no evidentiary value. He further submitted that similarly situated co-accused Amit kumar Sharma @ Amit Kumar @ Amit Sharma has already been enlarged on bail by this Court vide order dated 08.08.2022 passed in Cr. Misc. No.68573 of 2021. Petitioner is in custody since 27.10.2023. Prima facie the petitioner has made out a case to be released on bail.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner.

6. Having considered the rival submissions made on behalf of the parties, as well as, considering the fact that the petitioner is involved in six criminal cases, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail.

7. Accordingly, the present bail application stands dismissed.

(Purnendu Singh, J) chn/- U