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Patna High CourtCR. MISC./53835/2023allowed

Rishu Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

2023-08-25Mr. Justice Sunil Kumar Panwar3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.53835 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-157 Year-2022 Thana- PHULWARIA District- Begusarai ====================================================== RISHU KUMAR S/O AMIT KUMAR SINGH @ AMIT KUMAR RAY R/O VILLAGE- NAREPUR DHARAMPUR, P.S- BACHHWARA, DISTT.- BEGUSARAI.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

THE STATE OF BIHAR ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Rajesh Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Sunil Kumar Pandey ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 25-08-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for regular bail in a case instituted for the offence under Sections 307/120B/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 27 of the Arms Act.

3. As per prosecution case, some unknown miscreants fired upon the informant's son on his back due to which, he got severe injury.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.53835 of 2023(2) dt.25-08-2023 2/3 that petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case. He has committed no offence. Petitioner is not named in the FIR and the same has been lodged against unknown persons. The name of the petitioner has come into light, on the basis of confessional statement of himself before the police, which has got no evidentiary value in the eyes of law. Except confession, there is no consistent evidence and no eye-witness has come to show the complicity of the petitioner in the present occurrence. Nothing incriminating/looted articles have been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. No T.I. Parade has been done. He further submitted that the other co-accused has already been granted bail by this Bench vide order dated 20.07.2023 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 23376 of 2023. He is languishing in judicial custody since 27.04.2023.

5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case as well as period of custody, this court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.53835 of 2023(2) dt.25-08-2023 3/3 satisfaction of the learned Court below in connection with Phulwaria P.S. Case No. 157 of 2022.

(Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) arish/- U