Patna High CourtCR. MISC./61964/2024bail granted

Sunil Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

2024-09-04Mr. Justice Chandra Prakash Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.61964 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-239 Year-2024 Thana- SHEKHPURA District- Sheikhpura ====================================================== Sunil Kumar S/o Late Tetar Yadav R/o Village and P.S.- Ariyari, DistrictSheikhpura ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Pramod Kumar Verma For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Dr. Ajeet Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 04-09-2024 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 Sheikhpura Town P.S. Case No. 239 of 2024 dated 31.05.2024 registered for the offences punishable u/ss 379, 406, 409, 420, 201, 120B of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per the prosecution case, the allegation against the petitioner and the co-accused person is of committing theft and misappropriating gold worth Rs. 1.52 crore which was deposited in the bank.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. The petitioner is not an employee of the said bank rather

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.61964 of 2024(3) dt.04-09-2024 2/2 he runs a generator in the said bank. There is no specific allegation against the petitioner. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has clean antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 01.06.2024.

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, Sheikhpura in connection with Sheikhpura Town P.S. Case No. 239 of 2024, with the following 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 cause, the bail bond of the petitioner is liable to be cancelled.

7. The application stands allowed.

(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) guddukr/- U T