Ajit Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.25371 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No. -450 Year- 2017 Thana -BHAGWAN BAZAR District- SARAN ====================================================== Ajit Kumar, son of Late Rajendra Mahto, resident of Village - Ratanpura Ojha Toli, P.S. Bhagwan Bazar, District- Saran at Chapra. .... .... Petitioner

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

For the Petitioner : Mr. Sachida Nand Rai, Advocate For the Opposite Party: APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VIKASH JAIN ORAL ORDER 14-05-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner is in custody since 07.03.2018 in connection with Bhagwan Bazar P.S. Case No. 450 of 2017 for the offences alleged under Sections 147, 148, 149, 341, 323, 337, 504, 353, 452 and 436 of the Indian Penal Code and later on, Section 427 of the IPC was added.

3. It is submitted that the petitioner has been falsely implicated as the accusation has been made against 15 named and 100-150 not named accused persons, who are said to have pelted stone and destroyed the Government property by setting on fire to protest the murder of one Chhote Lal Rai. It is submitted that the accusations are general and omnibus and no specific injury has been attributed to the assault by the petitioner. The petitioner claims clean antecedents.

4. Be that as it may, having regard to the entirety of the facts and circumstances of the case, let the petitioner above named be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Chapra, District

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.25371 of 2018 (2) dt.14-05-2018 2/2 Saran in connection with Bhagwan Bazar P.S. Case No. 450 of 2017, on the following 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) 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.

(iv) The petitioner shall cooperate with the investigation, if not already concluded, 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.

(Vikash Jain, J) B.T/Chandran U T