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Patna High CourtCR. MISC./9494/2021allowed

Prabhat Kuamr @ Sonu @ Langra v. The State Of Bihar

2021-07-13Mr. Justice Anjani Kumar Sharan3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.9494 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-268 Year-2020 Thana- MOHANIYA District- Kaimur (Bhabua) ====================================================== PRABHAT KUAMR @ SONU @ LANGRA SON OF KEDAR SAH R/O VILLAGE BELAURI , P.S. - MOHANIA , DISTRICT, KAIMUR AT BHABUA. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Tribhuwan Narayan For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Anil Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 13-07-2021 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State through virtual Court proceedings. Learned counsel for the petitioner undertakes to remove the defects within four weeks of resumption of normal court proceeding. In the eventuality of non-removal of defects within undertaken period, the office will place the matter before the Bench.

The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 365 of the Indian Penal Code but later on Section 302 & 201/34 of the IPC was added. The son of the informant is said to have kidnapped and killed by some unknown miscreants. The petitioner was made accused in this case on the confessional statement of coaccused. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.9494 of 2021(2) dt.13-07-2021 2/3 that no such occurrence as alleged ever took place. He is quite innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. He is neither named in the F.I.R. nor was apprehended on the spot. No incriminating article has been recovered from his conscious physical possession. The allegation levelled against the petitioner is not specific rather general and omnibus in nature. There is nothing in the record indicating the complicity of the petitioner in the occurrence barring the confessional statement of co-accused, Amitabh Bachan Bharti which has no evidentiary value in the eye of law. It is also submitted that co-accused, namely, Chhotu Gupta @ Chhotelal Sah @ Chhotulal Sah has been enlarged on bail by a co-ordinate bench of this court. The petitioner has two criminal antecedent and has been languishing in custody since 19.09.2020.

Learned APP for the State opposed the bail petition.

Considering the facts aforesaid, the above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Court below where the case is pending/successor Court in connection with Mohania P.S. Case No.268 of 2020, subject to

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.9494 of 2021(2) dt.13-07-2021 3/3 the following conditions :

(1) that one of the bailors will be a close relative of the petitioner, who will give an affidavit giving genealogy as to how he is related with the petitioner. He will also undertake to inform the Court if there is any change in the address of the petitioner.

(2) that the bailor shall also state on affidavit that he will inform the Court concerned if the petitioner is implicated in any other case of similar nature after his release in the present case and thereafter the Court below will be at liberty to initiate proceeding for cancellation of bail on the ground of misuse.

(3) that the petitioner will be well represented on each and every date fixed in the case and if he fails to do so on two consecutive dates his bail bond will be liable to be cancelled.

(4) that the petitioner will mark his attendance in the local police station in first week of every month till conclusion of trial, failing which the prosecution will be at liberty to move cancellation of his bail bond.

(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) Trivedi/- U T