Harsh Vardhan Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.50381 of 2017 (2) dt.18-10-2017

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.50381 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -514 Year- 2017 Thana -KHAGARIA District- KHAGARIA ====================================================== Harsh Vardhan Kumar, S/o Sri Shiv Shankar Prasad Choudhary, R/o Village-Balia, P.S. Balia, District-Begusarai. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Nilesh Kumar For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Uday Pratap Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRAKASH CHANDRA JAISWAL ORAL ORDER 18-10-2017 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Khagaria (Chitragupta Nagar) P.S. Case no. 514 of 2017 registered for the offence punishable under Section 392 of the Indian Penal Code.

Rs. 3,29,300/- is said to have been looted by four unknown motorcycle borne criminals from the collection centre of Satine Care Finance Ltd.

It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that neither the petitioner is named in the FIR nor any incriminating article has been recovered from his conscious physical possession. The petitioner happens to be Manager of the Collection Centre and was not present at the place of

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.50381 of 2017 (2) dt.18-10-2017 occurrence and at the time of occurrence. Nothing in the record indicate his complicity in the occurrence barring confessional statement of co-accused Abhimanyu Singh which has no evidentiary value in the eye of law. The allegation levelled against the petitioner is not specific rather omnibus. The petitioner has been languishing in custody since 7.08.2017. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Khagaria in connection with Khagaria (Chitragupta Nagar) P.S. Case no. 514 of 2017.

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