Indrajeet Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.53409 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-77 Year-2017 Thana- DANDARI District- Begusarai ====================================================== Indrajeet Singh, Son of Late Uday Singh, Resident of Village- Tetri, P.S.- Dandari, District- Begusarai.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ravi Ranjan For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Ramchandra Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR UPADHYAY ORAL ORDER 27-09-2019 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and State. The petitioner is in custody in connection with Dandari P.S. Case No. 77 of 2017 for the offence under Sections 307, 324/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 27 of the Arms Act.

Earlier the prayer for bail of the petitioner was rejected by a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 02.11.2018 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 53930 of 2018. While rejecting the prayer for bail, the petitioner was granted liberty to renew his prayer for bail after six months in the event no substantive progress is made in trial.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent and he is in custody since 24.03.2018. He further submits that nearly 11 months have

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.53409 of 2019(3) dt.27-09-2019 2/2 passed, but the prosecution has been able to examine only three witnesses and the last witness was examined on 25.04.2019. Considering the fact that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent and more than eleven months have passed after the order of rejection of the prayer for bail of the petitioner, the petitioner, named above, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees twenty five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Additional Sessions Judge-XI, Begusarai in connection with Dandari P.S. Case No. 77 of 2017 with the condition that the bailors should be the family members of the petitioner. The petitioner shall appear on each and every date as fixed by the court below and extend full co-operation in trial and in the event the petitioner fails to attend the court below on two consecutive dates without any cogent reason, the trial court shall be at liberty to cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner. (Anil Kumar Upadhyay, J) uday/- U T