Patna High CourtCR. MISC./1746/2018bail granted

Sohan Jha @ Sohan Kumar Jha v. The State Of Bihar

2018-01-12Mr. Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.1746 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-598 Year-2017 Thana- SITAMARHI District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== Sohan Jha @ Sohan Kumar Jha s/o Hira Jha @ Hiralal Jha, R/o VillageBhupbhairo, P.S.- Sitamarhi, District- Sitamarhi. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Devendra Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. SRI BAL MUKUND PRASAD SINHA ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 12-01-2018 Heard learned counsel for the parties.

The petitioner is apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under sections 147,148,149,341,342,323,325,307,379,427,504 and 506 of the IPC.

The prosecution case is that on 27.7.2017 there was collision between the bus and truck when several persons died. The mob made protest. It is alleged that the FIR named accused persons including the petitioner made assault to the Inspector of Police.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the protest was made by the mob against inaction of the police and the police, in order to save its own skin, lodged FIR against eight named accused and hundred unknown. Statement has been

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.1746 of 2018(2) dt.12-01-2018 2/2 made in paragraph 3 of the petition that the petitioner is not having any criminal antecedent.

Considering the accusation being omnibus and general and the fact that protest was being made due to collision of bus and truck when several people died, let the petitioner above named be released on anticipatory bail in the event of arrest or surrender within 12 weeks on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned CJM, Sitamarhi in connection with Sitamarhi P.S. Case No.598 of 2017, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.

(Dinesh Kumar Singh, J) anil/- U