Shahrukh Raja @ Aarsi Iqbal v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.56582 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-91 Year-2020 Thana- GAIGHAT District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== Shahrukh Raja @ Aarsi Iqbal S/O Sami Ahmad @ Sameer Ahmad R/O Village-Thengpur, P.S-Paroo, District-Muzaffarpur. ... ... Petitioner

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Asif Kalim For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Rajendra Nath Jha ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 23-02-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. Mr. Rajendra Nath Jha for the State Let the defect(s), if any, be removed within a period of four weeks after complete start of the physical Court. The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Gaighat P.S. Case No. 91 of 2020 instituted for the offences under Sections 395, 397 and 412 of the Indian Penal Code read with Section 27 of the Arms Act.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 16.6.2021, charge-sheet has been submitted and has antecedent of one case and the allegation is of looting of Rs. 11,85,741/- from the Axis Bank by five accused persons, who fired at the guard and assaulted bank staff Sunil Kumar Tiwary.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was arrested in Gaighat P.S. Case No. 100 of 2020 in which the petitioner was made to confess his participation in the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.56582 of 2021(2) dt.23-02-2022 2/2 present crime, learned counsel further submits that based on the confession, the police alleges that Rs. 50,000/- was also recovered from the house of the petitioner, learned counsel submits that the money belongs to the father of the petitioner and the police based on confessional statement has tried to falsely implicate the petitioner by showing recovery, learned counsel further submits that by Annexure-2 series four accused persons similarly situated like the petitioner have been granted bail.

Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the bail application.

Considering the fact that the petitioner is in custody, charge-sheet has been submitted and his name transpired in his own confessional statement and co-accused have been granted bail, let the petitioner above named be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned ACJM-15th, Muzaffarpur, in connection with Gaighat P.S. Case No. 91 of 2020.

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