Sonu Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.59662 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-589 Year-2023 Thana- KHAJANCHI HAT District- Purnia ====================================================== SONU KUMAR S/o- ARVIND KUMAR Village- Nonath Ps- Akbarpur DistNawada ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ranjay Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Sanjay Kumar Tiwary ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 08-09-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for regular bail in a case instituted for the offence under Sections 419, 420, 468, 34, 120B of the Indian Penal Code, Section 66(D) of the I.T. Act and Under Section 10 of the Bihar Conduct of Examination Act.

3. As per prosecution case, the petitioner is alleged to have provided electronic gadgets for cheating to the examines who were at examination center. Thereafter, the petitioner was arrested from outside of premises of the examination center from whose possession some electronic gadgets were recovered.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case. He has committed no offence. It is further submitted vide para-9 of the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.59662 of 2023(2) dt.08-09-2023 2/2 petition that nothing has been recovered from conscious possession of the petitioner rather his named was transpired in the present case only on the basis of disclosure made by coaccused Pravin Kumar who has inimical terms with the petitioner. He further submitted that the other co-accused namely, Pravin Kumar has already been granted bail by this Court vide order dated 10.8.2023 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 48836 of 2023 in support of this, Annexure-2 series has been annexed. The petitioner is languishing in custody since 15.05.2023.

5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case as well as period of custody, this court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M., Purnea in connection with Khajanchi Hat (Madhubani) P.S. Case No. 589 of 2023. (Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) Amandeep/- U T