Pannalal Kumar @ Panna Mahto v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.52664 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-320 Year-2019 Thana- KHAGARIA District- Khagaria ====================================================== Pannalal Kumar @ Panna Mahto Son Of Chunchun Mahto R/O VillageMehsouri, P.S.- Muffassil, District- Khagaria ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Jai Kishor Poddar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Uma Shankar Prasad Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 09-05-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

Learned counsel for the petitioner undertakes to remove the defects within three weeks. In the eventuality of non-removal of defects within undertaken period, the office will place the matter before the Bench.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 147, 149, 341, 323, 504, 506, 427, 436, 353 of the Indian Penal Code. Allegedly, while the informant (Circle Officer) had gone to vacate the land in favour of Purcha Holder, the accused persons obstructed the informant in discharging of his public duty and attacked on one Sita Devi and her sons. It is also alleged that the accused persons set the house constructed on illegal land on fire.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. He submits that there is no specific

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.52664 of 2021(2) dt.09-05-2022 2/2 allegation against the petitioner. Petitioner is the member of mob. He submits that similarly situated co-accused has been granted bail by a Bench of this Court vide order dated 08.07.2020 in Cr. Misc. No. 15647 of 2020. He further submits that petitioner has one criminal antecedent as stated in para-3 of this application.

Learned APP for the State opposed the prayer for bail.

Considering the facts that similarly situated coaccused has been granted bail, the above named petitioner in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from today, be enlarged 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 learned court below where the case is pending/successor court in connection with Khagaria (Muffassil) P.S. Case No. 320 of 2019, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C. (Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) devendra/- U T