Jitendra Kumar @ Jitendra Mukhiya v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.19335 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-921 Year-2017 Thana- BETTIAH CITY District- West Champaran ====================================================== Jitendra Kumar @ Jitendra Mukhiya, Son of Late Lalan Mukhiya, Resident of Village- Srinagar, P.S.- Srinagar Pujaha, District- West Champaran. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Smt Indu Kumari Srivastava ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN KUMAR ORAL ORDER 25-06-2018 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner, already in custody, seeks bail in connection with Betiah Town P.S.Case No. 921 of 2017 registered under Section 387 of the Indian penal Code. Allegation in brief is that demand of extortion money of Rs. 5 lacs was made from the informant by a particular mobile No. 9470089490.

Submission is that there is no material showing involvement of the petitioner and the said mobile number belongs to one Raj Kumar Yadav and the petitioner has no criminal antecedent except the confessional statement which is not a voluntary one due to which he has been implicated as accused in this case.

Having considered the aforesaid facts and circumstances,

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.19335 of 2018(4) dt.25-06-2018 2/2 the petitioner, namely , Jitendra Kumar @ Jitendra Mukhiya, is directed to be released on bail upon furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned CJM, West Champaran in connection with Bettiah Town P.S. Case No. 921 of 2017.

(Arun Kumar, J) sujit/- U T