Pramod Ram v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.3918 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-132 Year-2017 Thana- LAURIA District- West Champaran ====================================================== 1.

Pramod Ram 2.

Ripesh Ram 3.

Rajesh Ram All are Sons of Madan Ram, Resident of Village - Lauriya Bus Stand, P.S. - Lauriya, Distt. - West Champaran.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Bimlesh Kumar Pandey, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Anuj Kumar Shrivastava, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHUTOSH KUMAR ORAL ORDER 04-08-2021 Heard Mr. Bimlesh Kumar Pandey, the learned Advocate for the petitioners and the learned APP for the State.

The petitioners seek bail in anticipation of their arrest in connection with Lauriya P.S. Case No. 132 of 2017, dated 17.05.2017, instituted for the offences under Sections 341, 342, 323, 379, 354, 504 and 506/34 of the Indian

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.3918 of 2021(2) dt.04-08-2021 2/3 Penal Code.

The accusation against the petitioners is of having assaulted the informant and misbehaving with his wife. His personal belongings and cash which he was carrying was also said to have been taken away.

It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioners that they are daily-wage earners, whereas the informant is a contractor, who has not paid the wages of seven days to the petitioners. When the same was demanded, this false case has been instituted with peculiar accusation. It has further been submitted that there has been a delay of thirteen days in lodging the subject F.I.R. without any specific reason for such delay.

Regard being had to the facts afore-stated, the petitioners above-named, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of eight weeks, are directed to be released on bail on their furnishing bail-bonds in the sum of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned 1st Addl. Chief Judicial

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.3918 of 2021(2) dt.04-08-2021 3/3 Magistrate, Bettiah, West Champaran in connection with Lauriya P.S. Case No. 132 of 2017, subject to the conditions laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. The application stands allowed.

(Ashutosh Kumar, J) Praveen-II/- U T