Saket Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.54704 of 2016 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -421 Year- 2016 Thana -BEGUSARAI TOWN District- BEGUSARAI ====================================================== Saket Kumar S/o Hari Nandan Jha Resident of Village- Braipura, P.S. Chhaurahi, District- Begusarai.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. P.K. Verma, Advocate. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Ahmad Ali, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 09-01-2017 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State.

The petitioner seeks bail in Begusarai Town P.S. Case No. 421/16 registered under Sections 392, 412, 414 of the Indian Penal Code read with Sections 25(1-B)A, 26/35 of the Arms Act.

It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that though the petitioner is named in the F.I.R. but the allegation mentioned against the petitioner in the F.I.R. itself shows that the co-accused, who was apprehended from the spot, has named the petitioner and nothing has been recovered from the possession of the petitioner. It has also been submitted that the petitioner is in custody since 26.09.2016.

Heard learned A.P.P. also. Learned A.P.P. has

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.54704 of 2016 (2) dt.09-01-2017 2/2 opposed the prayer for bail and submitted that the petitioner is named in the F.I.R. and the petitioner has got criminal antecedent also which appears from the bail petition itself. Having heard both sides and in view of the facts that though the petitioner has been named in the F.I.R. but nothing has been recovered from the possession of the petitioner and also considering the fact that the petitioner has remained in jail for about four months, let the above named petitioner 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Begusarai in Begusarai P.S. Case No. 421/16.

(Vinod Kumar Sinha, J) Dilip/- U T