Upendra Sahni v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.59821 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-292 Year-2019 Thana- KATRA District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== UPENDRA SAHNI S/o DEVILAL SAHNI R/o VILLAGE-BARHAD, P.SHATHAURI, DISTRICT- MUZAFFARPUR. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

THE STATE OF BIHAR BIHAR ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Anish Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Madan Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR VERMA ORAL ORDER 09-02-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State in virtual court proceeding.

Let the defects, as pointed out by the office, be removed within four weeks of start of normal functioning of the physical court.

Petitioner seeks bail in connection with Katra P.S. Case No. 292/19 registered for the offences punishable under Section 392 of the IPC.

The FIR of the occurrence of loot is against unknown. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is not named in the FIR and he has falsely been implicated in the present case only on the basis of confessional statement of co-accused Santosh Sahni. He further submits that

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Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Ms. Arti Kumari, learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Muzaffarpur in connection with Katra P.S. Case No. 292/19, subject to the following conditions:-

1. Petitioner shall co-operate in the trial and shall be properly represented on each and every date fixed by the court and shall remain physically present as directed by the court and on his absence on two consecutive dates without sufficient reason, his bail bond shall be cancelled by the Court below.

2. If the petitioner tampers with the evidence or the witnesses, in that case, the prosecution will be at liberty to move for cancellation

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3. And further condition that the court below shall verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and in case at any stage 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.

(Rajesh Kumar Verma, J) shahzad/- U T