Patna High CourtCR. MISC./52841/2016bail granted

Shatrughan Singh v. The State Of Bihar

2016-12-19Justice Smt. Nilu Agrawal2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.52841 of 2016 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -63 Year- 2016 Thana -RIVILGANJ District- SARAN ====================================================== Shatrughan Singh, son of Haribansh Singh, resident of Village Sirisiya, P.S. Revelaganj, District Saran at Chapra .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Yashraj Bardhan, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Ahmad Ali, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. NILU AGRAWAL ORAL ORDER 19-12-2016 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

Petitioner is languishing in custody since 17.10.2016 in connection with Revelganj P.S. Case No. 63/16 for offences punishable under Sections 420, 379, 411, 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

The prosecution case, as lodged by the informant District Programme Officer, Mid-day Meal Scheme, Saran, is that the petitioner along with headmaster of the school had taken away nine bags of rice to sell it in the market, but on the hulla of villagers they left the rice bags and fled away. It has been submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that he is innocent, has no criminal history and the quantity of rice in the bags has not been stated in the First

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.52841 of 2016 (2) dt.19-12-2016 2/2 Information Report. It is submitted that no recovery has been made from the conscious possession of the petitioner and no deficiency in stock was found during stock verification of the food-grains. It is further submitted that petitioner is the cook and no specific allegation has been levelled against him. However, learned APP for the State submits that the petitioner is named in the First Information Report, hence, opposes the prayer for bail.

Be that as it may, since the petitioner has no criminal history, let petitioner, above named, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned SubJudge-VIII, Saran at Chapra, in connection with Revelganj P.S. Case No. 63/16.

(Nilu Agrawal, J.) Rajesh/- U T