Sonu Kumar @ Sonu Paswan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.53220 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-548 Year-2019 Thana- BIHTA District- Patna ====================================================== Sonu Kumar @ Sonu Paswan, S/o Ram Swarup Paswan, R/O Village Raghopur, P.S. Bihta, District- Patna.

... ... Petitioner

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The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party ====================================================== with CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 53224 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-548 Year-2019 Thana- BIHTA District- Patna ====================================================== Ravi Paswan @ Ravi Kumar, Son of Lalan Paswan, Resident of VillageRaghopur, P.S.-Bihta, District-Patna. ... ... Petitioner

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

(In both the cases) For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Patanjali Rishi, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Uday Pratap Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 01-10-2019 As both the case, i.e., Criminal Misc. 53220 of 2019 and Criminal Misc. No. 53224 of 2019 are arising out of same police station, as such, both are taken up together for consideration.

This is an application for grant of anticipatory bail in connection with Bihta P. S. Case No. 548 of 2019, disclosing offences under Sections 302/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 27 of the Arms Act.

As per F.I.R. petitioners, who are Pattidars of the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.53220 of 2019(4) dt.01-10-2019 2/3 deceased. Allegation against the petitioners in both the cases is for grabbing the property of the deceased, as the deceased has no issue, they have killed the deceased.

Submission of learned counsel for the petitioners in both the cases is that except that petitioners are Pattidars of the deceased, there is nothing against them. The informant is grand nephew of the deceased and in order to grab the property of the deceased, he has lodged the present case against the petitioners. Heard learned A.P.P. also, who has opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail, but in spite of the case diary being available, he could not controvert the submission of the petitioners in both the cases fact that except suspicion there is nothing against the petitioners.

Having heard both sides, considering the above submissions, the applications are allowed. Let the petitioners, above named, in both the cases, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the court below within six weeks, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-I, Danapur, Patna, in connection with Bihta P. S. Case No. 548 of 2019, subject to the condition laid down under Section 438(2) of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.53220 of 2019(4) dt.01-10-2019 3/3 the Code of Criminal Procedure with condition that they will cooperate in the investigation of the case and appear as and when required.

(Vinod Kumar Sinha, J) sunil shukla/- U T