Santosh Kewat @ Santosh Kumar Sahani @ Santosh Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.27434 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -5 Year- 2017 Thana -MEHDIGANJ District- PATNA ====================================================== SANTOSH KEWAT @ SANTOSH KUMAR SAHANI @ SANTOSH KUMAR, S/o Late Lal Babu Sahani, resident of Thakurbari Road, Kadamkuan, P.S.- Kadamkuan, District- Patna.

.... .... Petitioner

Versus

The State of Bihar.

.... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Sanat Kumar Mishra, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Anil Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 19-07-2017 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner.

This is an application for bail in connection with Mehdiganj P.S.Case No. 5 of 2017 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 147, 148, 149, 323, 379, 385, 504 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code.

Allegation against the petitioner and other co-accused persons is of assault to the informant It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that except general and omnibus allegation of assault, there is nothing specific against the petitioner and the injuries are simple in nature. It has also been submitted that co-accused having similar allegation has been granted bail by this Court in Cr.Misc.No. 25843 of 2017, vide order dated 10.7.2017 and petitioner is in custody since 17.3.2017.

Heard learned APP also.

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.27434 of 2017 (3) dt.19-07-2017 2/2 Having heard both sides and considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the petitioner, named above, 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 the Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Patna City, in connection with Mehdiganj P.S.Case No. 5 of 2017, subject to the conditions that :- (i) One of the bailors of the petitioner shall be a local person having sufficient immovable properties within the jurisdiction of the concerned Court.

(ii) The petitioner will not induce any witness or tamper with the evidence.

(iii) The petitioner shall cooperate in the disposal of trial and make himself available as and when required by the court and on the event of failure on his part to appear before the court below on two consecutive dates without showing any genuine reason, the prosecution is free to move for cancellation of his bail.

(Vinod Kumar Sinha, J) spal/- U