Amit Kumar @ Amit Sahni v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.67218 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-146 Year-2020 Thana- SONBERSA District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== AMIT KUMAR @ AMIT SAHNI Son of Ramesh Sahni Resident of village - Malaha Tol, P.S.- Bela, District - Sitamarhi. ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Ashok Kumar Jha For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Sanjay Kumar Tiwary ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 18-01-2022 Due to the third wave of COVID-19 Pandemic, the matter is being taken up by way of virtual Court proceeding. The matter has been listed under the heading "For Orders" under the orders of Hon'ble the Chief Justice. Learned counsel for the petitioner is directed to remove the defect(s), as pointed out by the office, within a period of four weeks after restoration of normalcy. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State through virtual mode.
The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in Sonbarsa P.S. Case No. 146 of 2020 registered under Section 392 of the Indian Penal Code.
Allegedly, the bag containing cash Rs. 1.5 lakhs, laptop, mobile and other belongings of the informant were looted away
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.67218 of 2021(2) dt.18-01-2022 2/3 by three unknown persons.
It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent. There is no allegation of tampering of witnesses alleged against the petitioner. The petitioner has been falsely implicated in the present case. As per the prosecution case, the belongings of the informant were looted away by the miscreants. The petitioner is not named in the FIR. His name transpired in this case on the basis of confessional statement of the co-accused recorded u/S 161 Cr.P.C. Except for this, there is no other substantive evidence to suggest the implication of the petitioner in the present case. There is no recovery of any looted article from possession of the petitioner. On behalf of the State, it is submitted that the petitioner is not named in the Complaint Case/F.I.R.
It is necessary to indicate here that this Court while considering the prayer made in the present anticipatory bail application has taken note of the exponential rise in number of covid cases due to outbreak of third wave of Covid-19 pandemic. Further this Court can also not lose sight of the fact that the condition of jails is not conducive and suitable to the present situation which has arisen due to the sudden rise in covid cases.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.67218 of 2021(2) dt.18-01-2022 3/3 Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, the petitioner, above named, in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on his personal bond to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-VII, Sitamarhi in connection with Sonbarsa P.S. Case No. 146 of 2020 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Once the normalcy is restored, the petitioner shall furnish bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each within a period of eight weeks to the satisfaction of the court concerned in connection with the aforesaid case.
(Sudhir Singh, J) A.K.V.//- U T