Govind Singh @ Gobind Singh @ Govind Prasad Singh v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.36820 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-134 Year-2024 Thana- Lakho District- Begusarai ====================================================== Govind Singh @ Gobind Singh @ Govind Prasad Singh Son of Ram Kripal Singh Village- Bhairwa, Kama Sthan Ward No 8, PS -Lakho, District -Begusarai ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Sandip Kumar Gautam, Advocate For the Informant :
Mr. Bipin Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Anil Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR VERMA ORAL ORDER 25-06-2025 Heard Mr. Sandip Kumar Gautam, learned counsel for the petitioner, Mr. Bipin Kumar, learned counsel for the Informant and Mr. Anil Kumar, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.
2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Lakho P.S. Case No. 134 of 2024, F.I.R. dated 20.09.2024 for the offences punishable under Sections 109(1), 118(1), 308(4), 352, 3(5) of the Bhartiya Nyay Sanhita, 2023 and also under Section 27 of the Arms Act.
3. As per the First Information Report, the informant alleged that on 20.09.2024, the petitioner along with other accused persons arrived at the house of the informant and started abusing the informant and opened fire upon the
2/4 informant.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and he has falsely been implicated in the present case. He further submits that the allegation as alleged in the F.I.R. is false and fabricated and the petitioner has not committed any offences as alleged in the F.I.R and the police after investigation has submitted the final form in favour of the petitioner but the learned Court below had taken cognizance against the petitioner under Section 109(1), 118(1), 308(4), 352, 3(5) of Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita and also under Section 27 of Arms Act on 23.12.2024.
5. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor and learned counsel for the Informant have vehemently opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner and submits that petitioner was involved in the present crime in question and apart from that there is specific allegation against him that he fired upon the informant. He further submits that the petitioner carries one criminal antecedent other than the present one but fairly submits on the basis of paragraph-3 of the bail application that the petitioner is acquitted in the pending matter.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances and the fact that the police after investigation has submitted
3/4 final form and learned Court below has taken cognizance against the petitioner, let the petitioner, above named, in the event of arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of thirty days from the date of receipt of the order, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Begusarai in connection with Lakho P.S. Case No. 134 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure / Section 482(2) of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and with other following conditions:- i.
Petitioner shall co-operate 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 on his absence on two consecutive dates without sufficient reason, his bail bond shall be cancelled by the Court below. ii. If the petitioner tampers with the evidence or the witnesses, in that case, the prosecution will be at liberty to move for cancellation of bail.
iii. And further condition that the court below shall verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and in case at any stage it is found that the petitioner has concealed his
4/4 criminal antecedent, the court below shall take step for cancellation of bail bond of the petitioner. However, the acceptance of bail bond in terms of the above-mentioned order shall not be delayed for purpose of or in the name of verification.
(Rajesh Kumar Verma, J) Suruchi/- U T