Umesh Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.50448 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-15 Year-2022 Thana- BANGARA District- Samastipur ====================================================== UMESH KUMAR S/O PRADIP SHARMA Resident of village- Lahladpur, P.S.- Patepur, District- Vaishali at Hajipur. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ranjit Kumar Yadav, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Upendra Kumar, App ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHAILENDRA SINGH ORAL ORDER 20-03-2023 Let the defect(s), if any, pointed out by the office be removed within five weeks from the date of this order failing which the matter be listed again under the appropriate heading for necessary action.

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned APP for the State.

Petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with N.H. Bangra P.S. Case No. 15 of 2022 registered for the offence(s) punishable under Section(s) 399, 402, 467, 468 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 25(1-b)a and 26/35 of the Arms Act. As per the prosecution, the police personnel on secret information apprehended this petitioner with other co-accused persons and from the possession of this petitioner, a country made loaded pistol with three live cartridges, a mobile phone etc. were recovered.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.50448 of 2022(5) dt.20-03-2023 2/2 The main submissions advanced by the learned counsel for the petitioner are that the petitioner has been languishing in jail since 12.02.2022 and he is ready to cooperate in his trial before the trial court, though against him there are criminal antecedents of ten cases but he has got bail in all the said cases and the present case of this petitioner is at initial stage and the same has not been committed for trial till now.

Learned APP appearing for the State has opposed the bail prayer.

In view of the facts, as stated above, and mainly considering the petitioner's custody period and stage of his case, in the opinion of this Court a lenient approach can be taken in respect of the petitioner's prayer, let the petitioner be released on bail after framing of charge upon him, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the concerned Court in connection with N.H. Bangra P.S. Case No. 15 of 2022. (Shailendra Singh, J) Sanjay/- U T