Gautam Ram v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.54522 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-52 Year-2015 Thana- RAGHUNATHPUR District- Siwan ====================================================== Gautam Ram Son Of Hari Kishun Ram R/V- Bhaiswara P.S- Siswan, DistSiwan ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr.Umanath Mishra ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 16-02-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner has filed the instant application for grant of regular bail in connection with Raghunathpur P.S. Case No. 52 of 2015 registered under sections 364, 366 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

Allegation against the accused persons along with petitioner is that on the pretext of purchasing the Saree, they kidnapped the married daughter of the informant. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. He has falsely been implicated in this present case due to land dispute. It is further submitted that the main allegation is against coaccused Chandan Ram and the petitioner is the father of the co-

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.54522 of 2022(2) dt.16-02-2023 2/2 accused Chandan Ram. There is no eyewitness of the alleged occurrence and merely on suspicion, petitioner has been dragged in this case. Similarly situated co-accused namely, Chandan Ram has already been granted regular bail by this coordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 23.02.2016 in Cr. Misc. No. 1552 of 2016. A statement has been made in para-3 of this petition that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent. He is languishing in judicial custody since 22.04.2022. The application for bail is vehemently opposed by learned APP for the State.

Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case, the Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail in connection with Raghunathpur P.S. Case No. 52 of 2015 on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M., Siwan.

(Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) shubham/- U T