Neeraj Paswan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.6293 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-66 Year-2020 Thana- BELAGANJ District- Gaya ====================================================== NEERAJ PASWAN SON OF AKHILESH PASWAN VILLAGE MURGAWAN, P.S. BELAGANJ, DISTRICT GAYA.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Gajendra Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Rabindra Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 14-02-2023 Learned counsel for the petitioner is permitted to remove the defect(s), as pointed out by the office, if any, within a period of three weeks from today.

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

The Petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable u/s 147, 148, 149, 341, 323, 307, 379 and 504 of the Indian Penal Code. As per the prosecution case, the allegation against the petitioner is of taking out Rs. 1,000/- from the pocket of the informant.

Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in this case. There is land dispute between the parties. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.6293 of 2021(3) dt.14-02-2023 2/2 the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well the nature of allegation against the petitioner, let the above named petitioner, in the event of his arrest/surrender within a period of six weeks from today, be enlarged on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees twenty thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned court concerned, Gaya in connection with Belaganj P.S. Case No. 66 of 2020, subject to conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

1. The court below shall verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and at any stage, if it is found that the petitioner has concealed his criminal antecedent, the court below shall take step for cancellation of bail bond of the petitioner. However, the acceptance of bail bonds in terms of the above-mentioned order shall not be delayed for purpose of or in the name of verification.

The application stands allowed.

(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) guddukr/- U T