Raja Mahto v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.47522 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-200 Year-2012 Thana- LALGANJ District- Vaishali ====================================================== Raja Mahto Son of Upendra Mahto, R/o Village- Purantand, P.S.- Lalganj, District- Vaishali ... ... Petitioner/s

VERSUS

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sabal Kumar Jha, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Ram Anurag Singh, APP.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN ORAL ORDER 04-11-2022 Let the defect, if any, be removed within two weeks from today.

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State through virtual mode.

The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Lalganj P.S. Case No. 200 of 2012 lodged under Sections 147, 436 & 304 of the I.P.C.

As per prosecution, the present criminal case has been filed against 6 named accused persons including the petitioner. The allegation of burning the hut of the informant due to which two month's baby of the informant was burnt.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. He further submits that due to unfortunate event the burn was taken place automatically in the hut but name of petitioner has figured

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.47522 of 2022(2) dt.04-11-2022 2/2 unnecessarily by the informant in this case. He further submits that date of occurrence is 04.09.2012 and date of filing the F.I.R. is 22.12.2012 by which it transpires that this case has been filed upon premeditation of mind by the informant with the help of enemies of the petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that petitioner is in custody since 21.04.2022 having clean antecedent and charge sheet has already been filed in this case.

Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer for bail.

In the present facts and circumstances of this case and the submissions made above, let the petitioner above named, be granted bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.30,000/- (Rupees Thirty thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned A.C.J.M.-IInd, Vaishali at Hajipur in connection with Lalganj P.S. Case No. 200 of 2012, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 437(3) of Cr.P.C. With this observation, the bail application stands allowed.

(Dr. Anshuman, J.) ravishankar/- U T