Dashrath Kumar Soni @ Dasharth Kr. Soni v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.58751 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-166 Year-2023 Thana- NAUTAN District- West Champaran ====================================================== Dashrath Kumar Soni @ Dasharth Kr. Soni Son Of Lotan Sah @ Dhrup Sah Resident Of Village - Parsauni, Police Station - Paharpur, District - East Champaran ... ... Petitioner/S
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The State Of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Brij Kishor Mishra For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Pronoti Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 08-08-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner has prayed for regular bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under section 394 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. It is a case of robbery. Four unknown miscreants boarded on two motorcycles came and on the point of pistol, snatched the bag containing cash of Rs. 2,50,000/- from the informant and fled away.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. The petitioner is not named in the FIR. His name transpired in this case on the basis of confessional statement of other co-accused
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.58751 of 2024(2) dt.08-08-2024 2/2 Nandlal Kumar who has already been enlarged on bail by this Court vide order dated 19.3.2024 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 82457 of 2023. Neither the petitioner was put on TIP nor any incriminating material has been recovered from his conscious possession. It is further submitted that the petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 5.11.2023.
5. Learned APP appearing for the state has opposed the prayer of regular bail.
6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case as well as custody of the petitioner, this court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be released on bail in connection with Nautan (Jagdishpur) P.S. Case No. 166 of 2023 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Bettiah at West Champaran.
(Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) Amandeep/- U T