Simphal Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.58112 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-233 Year-2022 Thana- BELDOUR District- Khagaria ====================================================== Simphal Kumar SON OF Kokan Yadav Village- Pachath, Ward no 9, Beletha, PS- Beldaur, District - Khagaria ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Suraj Kumar, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Nityanand, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 03-10-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Beldour P.S. Case No. 233 of 2022 corresponding to G.R. No. 3310B of 2022 dated 15.11.2022 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 363 and 365 of the I.P.C.

3. As per the prosecution case, on 09.11.2022 at about 6.00 P.M., the petitioner and the other co-accused persons are alleged to have kidnapped the minor son of the informant.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. It is submitted that the informant is not the eye witness to the alleged occurrence. The petitioner has been made accused

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.58112 of 2024(3) dt.03-10-2024 2/3 in the present case only on the basis of the suspicion. There is general and omnibus allegation against the petitioner. It is further submitted that during investigation, no incriminating material has come against the petitioner rather in paragraph no. 22 of the case diary it has come that the informant's son had bad habit and he was stealing money from his house and his parents scolded him and apart from that the victim has friendship with the co-accused Shankar Yadav and Prince Yadav who were antisocial elements of the society and both of them had gone to jail in theft case and recently they were released on bail. The petitioner has clean antecedent as stated in paragraph no. 3 of the bail petition. He is in custody in this case since 11.12.2023.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioner and has further submitted that the charge sheet has been submitted under Section 364 of the I.P.C. against the petitioner and other coaccused persons. The victim who is 11 years old, is traceless.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the seriousness of allegation, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner and the same is rejected in connection with Beldour P.S. Case No. 233 of 2022, corresponding to G.R. No. 3310 of 2022, pending in the court of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.58112 of 2024(3) dt.03-10-2024 3/3 learned C.J.M., Khagaria.

7. The application stands rejected.

8. The court below is directed to conclude the trial of the petitioner at the earliest.

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