Karu Marandi And ANR v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.62138 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -260 Year- 2016 Thana -JHAJHA District- JAMUI ======================================================

1. Karu Marandi s/o Joriya Marandi resident of village Kenduatanr (Jaratanr), P.S. Jhajha, Dist Jamui.

2. Sulo Yadav @ Suloda @ Surendra @ Surendra Yadav son of Dhanraj Yadav resident of village Manikthan, P.S. Jhajha, Dist. Jamui. .... .... Petitioners/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

.... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioners/s : Mr. Prabhat Ranjan Singh For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sri Arun Kumar Singh -5 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 11-01-2018 The petitioners seek regular bail in connection with Jhajha P.S. Case No. 260 of 2016, registered for offences punishable under Sections 3/4 of the Explosive Substance Act, Sectons 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 and 22 of UAP Act. Prosecution case is that police on information that some Naxalites have assembled at a place with weapons to commit a big crime, raided the place and on seeing the police persons assembled there, tried to flee away but one person was caught on chase, who disclosed the name of his other associates, who had assembled for promoting the effect of Naxal activities among the people. It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioners though petitioner no. 1 is accused in two more cases and petitioner no. 2 is

accused in five other cases, however, in this case there is nothing against the petitioners. Further nothing has been recovered from their possession and they have been dragged in this case only on the basis of suspicion and have been in custody since 20.03.2017. Heard learned A.P.P. also.

Having heard both sides, in view of the above facts, let the petitioners above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 25,000 (Rs. Twenty Five Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions Judge -I, Jamui, in connection with Jhajha P.S. Case No. 260 of 2016, subject to the following conditions:- (i) One of the bailors of the petitioners shall be a local person having sufficient immovable property within the jurisdiction of the concerned Court.

(ii) The petitioners will not induce any witness or tamper with the evidence.

(iii) The petitioners shall mark their attendance in the local police station of his area in the first week of each month for a period of one year so that the police may watch their conduct during the aforesaid period.

(iv) The petitioners shall cooperate in the disposal of trial and make themselves available as and when required by the court and on the event of failure on their part to appear before the court below on two consecutive dates without showing any genuine reasons, the prosecution will be free to move for cancellation of their bail bonds. (Vinod Kumar Sinha, J) sunil/- U T