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Patna High CourtCR. MISC./52998/2021bail granted

Ajit Patel v. The State Of Bihar

2022-02-14Mr. Justice Satyavrat Verma3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.52998 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-184 Year-2020 Thana- BEUR District- Patna ====================================================== Ajit Patel Son of Chandeshwar Patel Resident of Village- Khorampur, Mahnar, P.S.- Mahnar, District- Vaishali, at present Rajiv Nagar Road No. -24, P.S.- Rajiv Nagar, District- Patna.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Jay Ram Prasad, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Shailendra Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 14-02-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and Shri Shailendra Kumar Singh, learned A.P.P. for the State through virtual court proceedings.

The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Beur P.S. Case No. 184 of 2020 instituted for the offences under Sections 400 and 412 of the Indian Penal Code read with Sections 25(1b)a and 26 of the Arms Act. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 01.08.2020, charge-sheet has been submitted in the case and has antecedent of one case. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the informant alleges that while he was on patrolling duty, he received an information that the petitioner and an accused of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.52998 of 2021(2) dt.14-02-2022 2/3 dacoity in P.N.B. is standing near Mahavir Colony turning point, accordingly the petitioner was arrested and a loaded countrymade pistol was recovered from him. It is further alleged that the petitioner disclosed that in the bank dacoity case his share was Rs. 7 lakhs and he received Rs. 1,50,000/- and the rest was to be paid by Aman, further at the instance of the petitioner, Rs. 90,000/- was recovered from his house.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the bank dacoity case also, the F.I.R. was instituted against unknown, the petitioner was arrested in the present case and it is alleged that a countrymade pistol was recovered from him and the police made him confess his crime in the bank dacoity case and thereafter manipulated the present F.I.R.

Learned A.P.P. for the State vehemently opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner.

Considering the fact that the petitioner is in custody since 01.08.2020 and charge-sheet has been submitted in the case, the petitioner above named is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-III,

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.52998 of 2021(2) dt.14-02-2022 3/3 Patna in connection with Beur P.S. Case No. 184 of 2020 with a condition that one of the bailor shall be the father of the petitioner (Chandeshwar Patel) and if the petitioner is implicated in a case of similar nature, the learned court will forthwith cancel his bail bonds.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) Rishi/- U T