Santosh Kumar Pandey v. The State Of Bihar

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.12839 of 2015 (2) dt.28-05-2015

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.12839 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -121 Year- 2014 Thana -BYPASS District- PATNA ====================================================== Santosh Kumar Pandey, son of Late Ram Chandra Pandey. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Arun Kumar For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Anuj Kr.Srivastav(App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. ANJANA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 28-05-2015 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

The petitioner is custody since 29.12.2014 in connection with Bye-Pass P.S. Case No. 121 of 2014 registered for the offences punishable under Section 379 of the Indian Penal Code. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is driver-cum-owner of the vehicle in question which is used to be hired by other persons and out of which, he used to earn his livelihood. He further submits that the other similarly situated persons has been granted bail by the Court below and the petitioner has no criminal antecedent and only because he is a driver, he has been arrested.

Considering the aforementioned submissions and also the fact that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent and has been in

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.12839 of 2015 (2) dt.28-05-2015 custody for almost five months, let the petitioner Santosh Kumar Pandey be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, Ist Class, Patna City, Patna in connection with Bye-Pass P.S. Case No. 121 of 2014.

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