Shri Niwas Ram v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Criminal Miscellaneous No.6596 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -315 Year- 2014 Thana -PIRO District- BHOJPUR ====================================================== Shri Niwas Ram Son of Late Belbhadra Ram Resident of Village - Bhatser4a, Police Station - Tarari in the district of Bhojpur, presently posted as Panchyat Sewak (Sachiv), at Charpokhari Anchal, Police StationCharpokhari int he district of Bhojpur .... .... Petitioner
Versus
The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner :
Mr. Akhileshwar Prasad Singh, Senior Advocate Mr. Prabhu Narayan Sharma, Advocate For the Opposite Party : Mr. R. N. Jha, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE I. A. ANSARI ORAL ORDER 30-04-2015 This is an application, made under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, seeking pre-arrest bail by the petitioners, namely, Shri Niwas Ram, in connection with Piro Police Station Case No. 315 of 2014 under Section 409/420 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code.
Perused the above application and materials on record including a copy of the order, dated 14.11.2014, passed, in A.B.P. No. 1751 of 2014, by the learned Sessions Judge, Bhojpur, Arrah, dismissing the said application for pre-arrest bail and, order, dated 07.01.2015, passed in Cr. Misc. No. 349 of 2015 and order, dated 06.02.2015, passed in Cr. Misc. No. 5103 of 2015, by a Bench of this Court granting benefit of pre-arrest bail to the similarly situated co-accused.
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.6596 of 2015 (2) dt.30-04-2015 2/3 Heard Mr. Akhileshwar Prasad Singh, learned Counsel for the petitioners, and Mr. R. N. Jha, learned Additional Public Prosecutor, appearing on behalf of the State. Considering the fact that similarly situated coaccused have been granted benefit of pre-arrest bail by a Bench of this Court by order, dated 07.01.2015, passed in Cr. Misc. No. 349 of 2015 and order, dated 06.02.2015, passed in Cr. Misc. No.5103 of 2015, and, in the interest of justice, it is hereby directed that the petitioner above-named shall, in the event of his arrest in connection with the case aforementioned, be released on bail of Rs. 10,000/-, with two sureties of the like amount, subject to the satisfaction of the Officer-in-Charge, Piro Police Station, DistrictBhojpur, Arrah.
This direction for bail is further subject to the condition that the petitioner above-named shall, within two weeks from today, appear before the Officer-in-Charge, Piro Police Station, District-Bhojpur, Arrah, and make himself available for interrogation by police at all reasonable time and shall not, directly or indirectly, make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer. This application for pre-arrest bail shall stand disposed of in terms of the above observations and directions.
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.6596 of 2015 (2) dt.30-04-2015 3/3 Let a copy of this order be sent, forthwith, to the Officer-in-Charge, Piro Police Station, District-Bhojpur, Arrah. Send also a copy of this order, forthwith, to the Superintendent of Police, Bhojpur, Arrah, by fax. (I. A. Ansari, J) Pawan/- U T