Pawan Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.52345 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-346 Year-2022 Thana- CHAPRA MUFFASIL District- Saran ====================================================== PAWAN KUMAR S/O LAL BABU SINGH Resident of village- Chanchaura P.S.- Chapra Muffasil District- Saran at Chapra. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Vijay Kumar, Adv.

Ms. Rajani Kumari, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Ram Anurag Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH ORAL ORDER 06-02-2023 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned APP for the State.

The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Chapra Muffasil P.S. Case No.346 of 2022, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 414, 413/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

The allegation is regarding the informant along with his police force being on patrolling duty and while they were checking vehicles they had intercepted the motorcycle, on which three accused persons including the petitioner herein were travelling. It is alleged that the motorcycle in

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.52345 of 2022(3) dt.06-02-2023 2/3 question was being driven by the co-accused person Mantosh Kumar and upon interrogation, he could not produce the registration documents of the said motorcycle.

The learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent, he has been falsely implicated in the present case, he is having a clean antecedent and he is languishing in custody since 13.05.2022. The learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that at best, the petitioner can be stated to be a pillion rider of the motorcycle in question, however, he has got no complicity in the alleged recovery of the stolen motorcycle, which was being driven by one Mantosh Kumar. It is further submitted that similarly situated co-accused person has already been granted bail by this Court, vide order dated 1.2.2023, passed in Criminal Miscellaneous No. 44607 of 2022.

Per contra, the learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail.

Having regard to the facts and

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.52345 of 2022(3) dt.06-02-2023 3/3 circumstances of the case, considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner and taking into account the materials available on record as also considering the fact that the stolen motorcycle was being driven by co-accused Mantosh Kumar apart from the fact that the petitioner is having a clean antecedent and is languishing in custody since more than six months, I deem it fit and proper to direct for release of the petitioner on regular bail.

Accordingly, the above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, Saran at Chapra in connection with Chapra Muffasil P.S. Case No.346 of 2022.

(Mohit Kumar Shah, J) Ajay/- U T