Umesh Ravidas v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.50191 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-14 Year-2015 Thana- KAUWAKOL District- Nawada ====================================================== Umesh Ravidas Son of Puna Ravidas Resident of village - Lalpur, P.S.- Kawakole, District - Nawada ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Sanjay Kumar Sinha For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Ashok Kumar Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 15-11-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State.
2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Kawakole P.S. Case No. 14/2015 dated 31.01.2015 registered for the offences punishable u/ss 147, 148, 149, 341, 323, 435, 392, 504, 506, 120B, 121A and 122 of the Indian Penal Code and sections 13, 16, 18, 19, 20 of the U.L.P. Act, 1967.
3. As per the prosecution case, total 150-200 Naxals including the petitioner armed with weapons at Rani Bazar have looted different articles from the shopkeepers, set the tractors on fire and threatened to kill them and fled away by raising the slogan "Lal Salam".
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4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. There is general and omnibus allegation against the petitioner. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner is not a member of Naxalite group. Similarly situated co-accused has already been granted bail by the co-ordinate bench of this court vide order dated 14.02.2020 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 8692 of 2020. The petitioner has one criminal antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 29.01.2025.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioner.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the period of custody, the petitioner abovenamed, is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, Nawada in connection with Kawakole P.S. Case No. 14/2015 , with the condition/s:- (i). The petitioner is directed to remain physically present before the learned Court below on each and every date, failing which on two consecutive dates without reasonable
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.50191 of 2025(3) dt.15-11-2025 3/3 cause, the bail bond of the petitioner is liable to be cancelled. (ii). 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 bonds 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.
7. The application stands allowed.
(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) guddukr/- U T