Rikku Poddar @ Rikesh Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.45998 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-18 Year-2020 Thana- UDAKISHUNGANJ District- Madhepura ====================================================== RIKKU PODDAR @ RIKESH KUMAR S/O PRAMOD PODDAR R/O VILLAGE- RAHIMPUR, PATEL NAGAR,. PS. SOUR BAZAR (PATARGHAT O.P.), DIST. SAHARSA ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

THE STATE OF BIHAR ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Alok Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Syed Mojibur Rahman ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 04-08-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for regular bail in a case instituted for the offence under Section 392 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per prosecution case, the informant was an employee of Bandhan Bank, alleged that while he was returning after collecting money, the miscreants intercepted his motorcycle and they snatched his bag containing Rs. 72, 750/- and other belongings such as mobile and key of the motorcycle. The accused persons started fleeing away. On chase, one coaccused Sidhu Kumar was apprehended.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case. He has committed no offence. Petitioner has not apprehended on spot.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.45998 of 2023(2) dt.04-08-2023 2/2 The name of the petitioner has come into light, on the basis of confessional statement of co-accused Sidhu Kumar, which has got no evidentiary value in the eyes of law. Nothing incriminating/looted articles have been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. He further submitted that the other co-accused has already been granted bail by a Coordinate Bench vide order dated 08.02.2022 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 44158 of 2021. He is languishing in judicial custody since 17.03.2023.

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

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case as well as period of custody, this court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Court below in connection with Udakishunganj P.S. Case No. 18 of 2020.

(Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) arish/- U T