Deepak Poddar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.41764 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1 Year-2024 Thana- MANJHAUL District- Begusarai ====================================================== Deepak Poddar S/O Late Shambhu Poddar Manjhaul2 Acche lal sahni tola, P.S. Manjhaul,Distt-Begusarai ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Randhir Kumar No 1, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Sanjay Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 19-06-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Manjhaul P.S. case No. 01 of 2024 instituted for the offences under Sections 341, 323, 325, 307, 385, 387, 34 of the Indian Penal Code and 27 of the Arms Act.
3. Prosecution case, in short, is that when the informant and his son were knitting the rope to catch fish, the petitioner alongwith other accused persons came to the door and
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.41764 of 2024(2) dt.19-06-2024 2/3 started assaulting them. It is further alleged that they demanded Rs. 50,000/- as extortion money.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that general and omnibus allegation has been made against the petitioner. No specific overt act is alleged against the petitioner. Learned counsel further submitted that no any firearm injury has been found on the body of the informant or his son, rather the injury sustained by them is simple in nature caused by hard and blunt substance. It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner is in custody since 26.03.2024 and has no criminal antecedent.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, no specific allegation, clean antecedent as also the period of custody undergone by the petitioner, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.
7. Let the petitioner 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
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.41764 of 2024(2) dt.19-06-2024 3/3 below/concerned Court in connection with Manjhaul P.S. case No. 01 of 2024.
(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Alok Verma/- U T