Sonu Kumar Ray @ Sonu Rai v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.39712 of 2020 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-45 Year-2020 Thana- SAMASTIPUR District- Samastipur ====================================================== Sonu Kumar Ray @ Sonu Rai, aged about 36 years, Male, Son of Shivji Ray, Resident of Village- Mahthi, P.S.- Ujiyarpur, District- Samastipur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Mahendra Pratap, Advocate For the State :

Mr.Dilip Kumar No.1, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 24-03-2021 A supplementary affidavit has been filed on behalf of the petitioner. Let it be kept on record.

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Samastipur Town P.S. Case No. 45 of 2020 registered for the offence punishable under Section 392 of the Indian Penal Code. According to the F.I.R., the informant Sanjay Kuamr Thakur, an employee for cash collector from the shop and getting it deposited in Bank, was going to HDFC Bank, Gola Road, Samastipur on 24.02.2020 for depositing Rs.31,75,000/- along with his co-employee Kunwarjit Kumar Singh. On the way, near Lakhna Chowk, Kashipur, three unknown persons riding a Pulsor bike over took him and stopped and entered into an argument that why did he collide with their bike. Two of the persons kept down and started snatching his bag then the informant fell down from his own motorbike and one of them took him on gun point and snatched away his bag.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.39712 of 2020(4) dt.24-03-2021 2/2 Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case. Petitioner is not named in the F.I.R. On suspicion, the petitioner was apprehended on his confession. The petitioner has been made accused in the present case. One full Sweeter of green colour and one half Jacket of blue colour have been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. Petitioner is in jail custody since 17.03.2020. Till date, no T.I.P. was conducted and charge sheet has been submitted against the petitioner. There is no allegation against the petitioner to tamper with the witness.

Learned A.P.P. for the State opposed the bail petition. In the facts and circumstances of the case, let the above named petitioner be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- (twenty five thousand) only with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned C.J.M., Samastipur in connection with Samastipur Town P.S. Case No. 45 of 2020.

(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) Nasimul/- U T