Firoj Alam @ Firoj Ahmad @ Firoz Alam v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.42099 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-118 Year-2024 Thana- GOPALGANJ TOWN DistrictGopalganj ====================================================== Firoj Alam @ Firoj Ahmad @ Firoz Alam S/O Late Maksud Alam RESIDENT OF VILLAGE - TAKIYA YAKUB, POLICE STATION - GOPALGANJ, DISTT - GOPALGANJ ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Ansul, Advocate Mr. Thakur Brajesh Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Anand Kishore Choudhary, A.P.P.
Mr. Awdhesh Kumar, Advocate Mr. Md Danish Quamar, Advocate Mr. Arinjay Kumar, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 21-09-2024
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned A.P.P. for the State and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the informant.
2. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 302 and 120B/34 of the Indian Penal Code as well as Section 27 of the Arms Act.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has antecedent of two cases and is in custody since 14.02.2024. It is further submitted that Arif @ Sona @ Arif Mahtab @ Aarif @ Aarif Mahtab had approached this Court seeking anticipatory bail by filing Cr. Misc. No. 44362 of 2024 and the same was allowed by an order dated 31.08.2024. It is
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.42099 of 2024(3) dt.21-09-2024 2/2 next submitted that petitioner is similarly situated like Arif and while granting anticipatory bail to Arif this Court had considered the case on merits and thereafter anticipatory bail was granted to him. It is also submitted that the case of the petitioner is akin to Arif and thus seeks bail.
4. Learned A.P.P. for the State and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the informant opposed the prayer for regular bail of the petitioner but then learned counsel appearing on behalf of the informant fairly submits that the case of the petitioner is similar to that of Arif.
5. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty-five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court below where the case is pending in connection with Gopalganj (Town) P.S. Case No. 118 of 2024.
(Satyavrat Verma, J) Kundan/- U T