Sunder Mahaldar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.52799 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -160 Year- 2017 Thana -LODIPUR District- BHAGALPUR ====================================================== Sunder Mahaldar S/o late Shali Gram Mahaldar @ Bhouti Mahaldar Resident of Village Bishanpur Jichho, P.S. - Lodipur, District - Bhagalpur. .... .... Petitioner

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

For the Petitioner : Mr. Dhirendra Nath Jha, Advocate For the Opposite Party: Mr. J.K. Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VIKASH JAIN ORAL ORDER 20-09-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest for the offences alleged under Sections 458, 380, 411/34 of the Indian Penal Code registered in connection with Lodipur P.S. Case No. 160 of 2017.

3. It is submitted that the petitioner has been falsely implicated on the confessional statement of co-accused Manish Kumar Yadav, who was arrested on the spot. Recovery of stolen articles has also been made from the said Manish Kumar Yadav. The petitioner claims clean antecedents.

4. Having regard to the entirety of the facts and circumstances of the case, in the event of the petitioner's arrest or surrender before the court below within six weeks from the date of communication of this order, let the above named petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate IV, Bhagalpur in

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.52799 of 2018 (3) dt.20-09-2018 2/2 connection with Lodipur P.S. Case No. 160 of 2017, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438 (2) Cr.P.C. and also subject to the following further conditions - (i) That one of the bailors shall be a close relative of the petitioner.

(ii) That the petitioner shall not indulge in any similar offence till conclusion of the trial.

(iii) The petitioner shall cooperate with the investigation and make himself available as and when so required and in case of failure, the State shall be at liberty to move for cancellation of bail.

(iv) That the petitioner shall remain physically present in court on each and every date during trial and in the event of failure on two consecutive dates without sufficient reason, his bail bond shall be liable to be cancelled by the learned Court concerned. (Vikash Jain, J) B.T/- U T