Ram Surat Singh @ Akash Ranjan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.57173 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-116 Year-2014 Thana- SANDESH District- Bhojpur ====================================================== Ram Surat Singh @ Akash Ranjan Son of Sri Ram Singh R/V- VILLAGEFULARI, P.S.- SANDESH, DISTT.- BHOJPUR ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Awadhesh Kumar Pandey For the Opposite Party/s:

Mr.Md. Ataur Rahman ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 04-09-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The instant application for anticipatory bail has been filed by the petitioner apprehending his arrest in connection with Sandesh P.S. Case no. 116 of 2014 instituted for the offence under Sections 147, 148, 149, 448, 307 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 27 of the Arms Act.

3. As per prosecution case, when the husband of the informant and her son were returning from the South field towards village, ten accused persons including the petitioner armed with weapons surrounded them and started indiscriminate firing. However, they saved themselves and no one has received any gunshot injury. It is further alleged that accused persons also came to the house of the informant and fired upon her but

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.57173 of 2024(2) dt.04-09-2024 2/3 the same hit on the wall and informant did not receive gunshot injury.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case due to ulterior motive. There is case and counter case between the parties. No one has sustained any injury. There is no recovery of any incriminating article from the petitioner. Both the parties are agnates and neighbour. All the family members including the petitioner have been made accused in this case due to land dispute.. The alleged occurrence took place on 16.8.2024 and at that time petitioner was student of Bachelor of Engineering and he was not present at the place of occurrence. Petitioner has got no criminal antecedent. He undertakes to cooperate in the investigation and trial of this case.

5. Learned APP appearing for the State has opposed the prayer of Bail.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and in the facts and circumstances of the case as stated above, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The petitioner is directed to surrender in the Court below within a period of four weeks from today and in the event of his arrest or surrender in connection with Sandesh P.S. Case No. 116 of 2014, he will be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.57173 of 2024(2) dt.04-09-2024 3/3 (Rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bhojpur at Ara subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.

(Sunil Dutta Mishra, J) sushma/- U