Ravi Ranjan Kumar Singh @ Ravi Singh @ Ravi Yadav @ Ravi Ranjan Singh v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.66753 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-251 Year-2020 Thana- DINARA District- Rohtas ====================================================== Ravi Ranjan Kumar Singh @ Ravi Singh @ Ravi Yadav @ Ravi Ranjan Singh Son of Ashok Singh Resident of Village- Lala Atimi, P.S.- Nasriganj, District- Rohtas.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Surendra Kumar Mishra, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Ram Sevak Choudhary, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 17-08-2022 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned APP appearing on behalf of the State. Let the defect(s), if any, be removed within a period of four weeks from today.
The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Dinara (Bhanas) P.S. Case No. 251 of 2020 registered for the offence under Section 392 of the Indian Penal Code.
The accused/petitioner is not named in the F.I.R. and is in custody since 19.07.2021.
The allegation against the petitioner is to commit robbery, and while committing so, taken away one pick-up van full of guava, mobile and cash of Rs.4,500/- (Rupees Four Thousand Five Hundred) belong to the informant, alongwith
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.66753 of 2021(4) dt.17-08-2022 2/3 other co-accused persons.
Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that name of the petitioner surfaced on the basis of confessional statement of co-accused, namely, Vikas Kumar and was remanded in the present case after one year of the occurrence from Nasriganj P.S. Case No. 183 of 2020. it is submitted that during the course of investigation, nothing incriminating surfaced/recovered, which may connect the petitioner, prima facie, with the present set of robbery. It is also submitted that petitioner has never been put on T.I.P. It is pointed out that petitioner is involved in nine more cases out of which, he is on bail in seven cases and in most of the cases, name of the petitioner surfaced on the basis of confessional statement, as of the present case. While concluding the argument, it is submitted that investigation in this case is complete for which chargesheet has been submitted, as such, there is no chance of tampering with the evidence. Learned APP appearing on behalf of the State, while opposing the prayer of bail, fairly conceded that petitioner is not named in the F.I.R.
Considering the facts and circumstances as mentioned above, as nothing incriminating surfaced/recovered during the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.66753 of 2021(4) dt.17-08-2022 3/3 course of investigation, which may connect the petitioner, prima facie, with the present set of robbery coupled with the fact that chargesheet has already been submitted, let the petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on bail in connection with Dinara (Bhanas) P.S. Case No. 251 of 2020 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-I, Bikramganj/concerned Court, subject to the conditions as laid down u/s 437(3) of the Cr.P.C. (Chandra Shekhar Jha, J) Ankit/- U T