Shantanu Kumar @ Shantuni Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.67425 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-560 Year-2020 Thana- HAJIPUR SADAR District- Vaishali ====================================================== Shantanu Kumar @ Shantuni Kumar Son of Late Ravindra Nath Gain Resident of Village - Chhatauni Coloney, P.s.- Chhatauni, Distt.- East Champaran.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Naresh Chandra Verma For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Mohammed Arif ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 28-02-2022 Heard both parties.

The petitioner seeks bail in Hajipur Sadar P.S. Case No. 560 of 2020, registered for the offence punishable under Sections 395, 412 of the Indian Penal Code.

As per the prosecution case, when the informant after loading goods on his pickup van proceeded from Patna to Purnia and reached at Ramashish Chowk, 7-8 miscreants came on one pickup van and one Scorpio and overtook his pickup van. Out of them three miscreants, on the point of pistol took away his pickup van and got him seated in the Scorpio vehicle and threw him on the way.

It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that petitioner has falsely been implicated in this case. Petitioner is not named in the FIR. Name of this petitioner has surfaced in

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.67425 of 2021(2) dt.28-02-2022 2/2 this case on the basis of confessional statement of co-accused Arvind Kumar Sahani. No looted article has been recovered from possession of this petitioner. Till date petitioner has not been put on test identification parade. Petitioner is in custody since 05.01.2021.

Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the petitioner above-named, is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Vaishali at Hajipur in connection with Hajipur Sadar P.S. Case No. 560 of 2020.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) vinita/- U T