Amit Jha @ Raja Jha v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.57829 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-258 Year-2020 Thana- HATHAURI District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== AMIT JHA @ RAJA JHA Son of Krishna Kumar Jha R/o Village - Narma, P.S.- Hathauri, District - Muzaffarpur.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Shiva Shankar Sharma, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Uday Pratap Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER 11-04-2022 Heard learned counsel for the parties.
The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in a case registered under sections 341, 323, 379, 504 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code and section 27 of the Arms Act.
As per the prosecution case, on the order of Krishna Jha, the petitioner is said to have fired on the husband of the informant hitting him in the leg.
It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case. There is inordinate delay of one month in lodging of the FIR. Charge sheet has been submitted in the case. The petitioner is in custody since 17.10.2020.
Heard learned A.P.P. for the State.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.57829 of 2021(2) dt.11-04-2022 2/2 Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the fact that there is inordinate delay in lodging the FIR together with that petitioner having remained in custody for one year five months, the Court directs the petitioner to be enlarged on bail in connection with Hathauri P.S. Case no. 258 of 2020 on furnishing bail bond of Rs 10,000/ (Rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Sri Deepak Kumar, Judicial Magistrate, Ist Class, Muzaffarpur.
(Partha Sarthy, J) s.hassan/- U T