Patna High CourtCR. MISC./56302/2023allowed

Dharmendra Kumar @ Dharmendra Mehta v. The State Of Bihar

2023-09-05Mr. Justice Sunil Kumar Panwar2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.56302 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-7 Year-2023 Thana- ECONOMIC OFFENCES, BIHAR District- Patna ====================================================== Dharmendra Kumar @ Dharmendra Mehta S/O Yogendra Prasad @ Yogeshwar Prasad R/O Village- Khasganj, Ps. Sohsarai, Dist. Nalanda (Bihar) ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Subodh Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Ram Anurag Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 05-09-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under sections 153, 153(A) (1)(a), 153(1)(b), 153(1)(c), 297, 505, (1)(b), 505 (1) ( C), 120(B) of the Indian Penal Code and sections 66/66(F) of the IT Act.

3. As per allegation in the FIR, at the occasion of Ram Ravmi, law and order of Bihar Sharif Town was disturbed by some miscreants including the petitioner. Petitioner has posted some communal message on different social media.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.56302 of 2023(2) dt.05-09-2023 2/2 Petitioner has no concern with the alleged communal riot. He is student of class 11. Save and except group chatting, nothing has come against the petitioner. Petitioner has got no criminal antecedent and languishing in judicial custody since 10.4.2023.

5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned ACJM1, Patna in connection with Economic Offence P.S. Case No. 07 of 2023.

(Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) sushma/- U