Sumit Singh @ Chhotu v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.27766 of 2016 Arising out of PS.Case No. -318 Year- 2015 Thana -HARNAUT District- NALANDA (BIHARSHARIFF) ====================================================== Sumit Singh @ Chhotu, son of Late Thakur Sunil Singh, resident of Village- Kalyanpur, Bali, Police Station- Chandi, District- Nalanda. .... .... Petitioner

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

For the Petitioner : Mr. Shailendra Kumar Jha, Advocate. For the Opposite Party : Mr. Pradeep Narain Kumar, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 01-09-2016 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State.

The petitioner is languishing in custody since 04.02.2016 in connection with Harnaut P.S. Case No. 318 of 2015 for the offences instituted under Sections 461, 379 and 411 of the IPC. It is alleged that the thieves have stolen away so many pieces of L.C.D., L.E.D. and T.V. worth Rs. Seven lacs from the shop of the informant.

It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner is in custody since 04.02.2016 and the charge sheet has been submitted in the present case. There is no allegation of tampering of the witnesses alleged against the petitioner. He has

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.27766 of 2016 (3) dt.01-09-2016 2/2 got no criminal antecedent. He is not named in the FIR. The petitioner has not been put on T.I. Parade. It is further submitted that the petitioner may be released on bail after completion of nine months in custody from 04.02.2016.

On behalf of the State, it has been submitted that the petitioner is not named in the F.I.R.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the petitioner above named, be released on bail after completion of nine months in custody from 04.02.2016 on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-(Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned A.C.J.M. -Vth, Nalanda at Biharshariff, in connection with Harnaut P.S. Case No.318 of 2015.

U.K./- (Sudhir Singh, J) U T