Siya Ram Mehta v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.5823 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -144 Year- 2014 Thana -CHAUSA District- MADHEPURA ====================================================== Siya Ram Mehta, son of Nago Mehta @ Nageshwar Mehta, Resident of village- Madhatpur Basa alias Madadpur Basa alias Madanpur Basa, P.S.- Alam Nagar, District- Madhepura.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Dr. Sanjay Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Akshay Lal Pandit ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN KUMAR ORAL ORDER 05-04-2018 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner, already in custody since 17.10.2017, seeks bail in connection with Chausa P.S.Case No. 144 of 2014 registered under Sections 302/34 of the Indian penal Code and 27 of the Arms Act.

Allegation in brief is that 10 FIR named accused persons intercepted the informant's brother while coming by a motorcycle, indiscriminately shot at him causing his death. Submission is that petitioner is not named in the FIR and there is specific allegation against FIR named accused persons regarding killing the deceased and only material transpired during investigation against the petitioner is that he was seen fleeing away from the crime seen and it is also found in the post-mortem report that only two firearm injuries were found on the persons of

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.5823 of 2018 (3) dt.05-04-2018 2/2 the deceased and even all FIR named accused persons have been granted bail by the co-ordinate Benches of this Court. Having considered the aforesaid facts and circumstances, the petitioner, namely , Siya Ram Mehta, is directed to be released on bail upon furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned SDJM, Uda-Kishunganj, Madhepura in connection with Chausa P.S. Case No. 144 of 2014 with condition that one of the bailor must be his close family member. Petitioner shall remain physically present on each and every date during trial and in case of failure on two consecutive dates without any reasonable cause, his bail bond shall be liable to be cancelled.

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