Mangan Choudhary v. The State Of Bihar

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.54084 of 2016 (4) dt.20-02-2017

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.54084 of 2016 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -144 Year- 2016 Thana -BARARI District- KATIHAR ======================================================

1. Mangan Choudhary son of Garjan Choudhary @ Dwarika Choudhary resident of Tali Bhattha, P.S. Barari, District Katihar. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

.... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Bimal Kumar For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sri Dashrath Mehta ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARVIND SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 20-02-2017 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

Petitioner is in custody since 05.10.2016 in connection with Barari P.S. Case No. 144 of 2016 registered under Sections 302, 201, 379, 120B/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 27 of the Arms Act.

Accusation is of murder.

Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner has been implicated in this case merely on the ground of suspicion and without any cogent reason. Though this petitioner along with co-accused, Ashok Choudhary, has been named in the F.I.R. but the co-accused, Ashok Choudhary has already been regular bail by the lower court in Bail Application No. 1515 of 2016. The petitioner is rotting in jail custody for the last three and half months.

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.54084 of 2016 (4) dt.20-02-2017 Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and the nature of accusation, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand rupees only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-V, Katihar in connection with Barari P.S. Case No. 144 of 2016.

(Arvind Srivastava, J) brajesh/- U T