Sanjeet Kumar @ Sanjit Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.48214 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-170 Year-2024 Thana- RAJAPAKAR District- Vaishali ====================================================== Sanjeet Kumar @ Sanjit Kumar S/o- Sukhnandan Ray Resident of VillageGaushpur, Bariyarpur, P.S. Rajapakar, District Vaishali at Hajipur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Ms. Sudha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Ms. Anita Kumari, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER 07-08-2024

1. Heard learned counsel for the parties.

2. The petitioner in this application prays for bail apprehending his arrest in connection with Rajapakar P.S. Case no.170 of 2024 registered for the offence punishable under sections 307, 147, 149, 341, 353, 323, 504 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per the prosecution case, the informant states that a protest was started by the accused persons on account of death of one Bhushan Kumar in an accident. On the police personnel reaching the place of occurrence and trying to pacify the matter, it is stated that the accused persons including the petitioner herein started to assault the police personnel and prevented them from carrying out their official duties. It is stated that the police personnel also sustained injuries.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.48214 of 2024(2) dt.07-08-2024 2/2 petitioner has been falsely implicated in the case at the instance of the local chowkidar and others who are inimical to him. He is one amongst the 14 named and 40-50 unknown accused persons. The only fault of the petitioner is that he was peacefully participating in the protest. There is no specific allegation against him. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent.

5. The application for bail is opposed by learned A.P.P. for the State.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the nature of allegation against the petitioner in the FIR together with the petitioner not having any criminal antecedent, it is directed that the petitioner, above named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of four weeks, be released on anticipatory bail in connection with Rajapakar P.S. Case no.170 of 2024 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Vaishali at Hajipur, subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Partha Sarthy, J) Saurabh/- U T