Surendra Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.2759 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-233 Year-2019 Thana- MANJHAGARH District- Gopalganj ====================================================== Surendra Kumar Son of Late Laxman Mahto Resident of Village- Mahuari, Police Station- Mufasil(Siwan), District- Siwan ... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Raghav Prasad, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Arun Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 08-09-2021 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State.

The petitioner has renewed his prayer for bail in connection with Manjhagarh P.S. Case No. 233 of 2019 registered under Section 394 of the Indian Penal Code. His prayer for bail was earlier rejected by this Court vide order dated 19.03.2020 passed in Cr.Misc. No. 86709 of 2019 considering the specific case against him that while committing robbery he had caused injury with knife to the informant. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent and by now he has remained in custody for over two years and there is no progress in the trial.

Learned counsel for the State has opposed the application for grant of bail to the petitioner.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.2759 of 2021(4) dt.08-09-2021 2/2 Considering the period of over two years undergone by the petitioner in custody and the unlikelihood of the trial to be concluded in near future, he is directed to 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 the learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Gopalganj in connection with Manjhagarh P.S. Case No. 233 of 2019. (Ashwani Kumar Singh, J) Pradeep/- U T