Virat Kumar @ Chunnu @ Virat Kumar @ Chunnu Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.56146 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1361 Year-2023 Thana- DANAPUR District- Patna ====================================================== 1.
Virat Kumar @ Chunnu @ Virat Kumar @ Chunnu Kumar Son of Megha Rai Resident of Village - Navdiyari Manas, P.S.- Akilpur, District - Saran (Chhapra).
2.
Mani Kumar Thakur @ Mani Kumar Son of Sanjay Thakur Resident of Village - Navdiyari Manas, P.S.- Akilpur, District - Saran (Chhapra). ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Ashok Sinha, Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Anant Kumar 1, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 27-09-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.
2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Danapur P.S Case No. 1361 of 2023 dated 19.10.2023 registered for the offence punishable u/s 341, 342, 323, 448, 307, 427, 353, 338 read with section 34 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. As per the prosecution case, on 19.10.2023 during the course of patrolling at about 18:30, the informant received information that relative and family members of the deceased are doing marpit with the doctor and staff of Kailash Seva Sadan Clinic. Further, the informant reached the clinic and saw
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.56146 of 2024(2) dt.27-09-2024 2/3 that people were vandalizing the said clinic. The mob also assaulted the police and injured two police personnel. The occurrence was captured in the CCTV camera and the same was taken by the police in pen drive.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that the petitioners are innocent and have falsely been implicated in this case. The petitioners are not named in the F.I.R and the names of the petitioners were disclosed by the coaccused Raju Rai. There is no specific allegation against the petitioners. There is general and omnibus allegation against the petitioners. Similarly situated co-accused has already been granted anticipatory bail by this court vide order dated 22.05.2024 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 30280 of 2024. The petitioners have no criminal antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioners.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, let the above named petitioners, in the event of their arrest/surrender within a period of six weeks from today, be enlarged on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees twenty thousand) each with two sureties of the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.56146 of 2024(2) dt.27-09-2024 3/3 like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned court concerned, Danapur, Patna in connection with Danapur P.S Case No. 1361 of 2023, subject to conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
7. The application stands allowed.
(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) Gautam/- U T