Santosh Renu Yadav @ Santosh Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.60044 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-163 Year-2024 Thana- Cyber P.S. District- Saran ====================================================== Santosh Renu Yadav @ Santosh Kumar S/o- Shri Ramashish Prasad VillageBairamchak PO-Nadaul PS- Masaudhi Distt - Patna, P/a- Flat No-2, Savitri Apt. Near Canara Bank 70 Ft. road Ps- Beur Dist- Patna ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Shivnandan Bharti, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Binod Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER 25-09-2024 Heard Mr. Shivnandan Bharti, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP counsel for the State.
2. The petitioner is in judicial custody in connection with Cyber P.S. Case No. 163 of 2024 for the offence punishable under Sections 153, 153(A), 171 (C), 500, 504, 120(b), 505 (1) (c), 505(2), 506, of the Indian Penal Code and Section 125 of the R.P. Act and Section 67 of I.T. Act lodged on 25.05.2024 by the informant, Niranjan Kumar.
3. As per the prosecution story, the police registered a case after it came to knowledge that this petitioner through a You Tube channel namely Live Long has abused a politican in connection with election on 21.05.2024. Accordingly the F.I.R.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.60044 of 2024(3) dt.25-09-2024 2/3 You Tube channel Live long mainly ask him to act in his video little realising that it will taken up as a threatening gesture which he never intended to do. He has already suffered by being in custody since 29.05.2024 though he submits that the petitioner has criminal antecedents.
5. Learned APP opposes the prayer for bail and submits that not only he abused a particular politician, he also has criminal antecedents.
7. However, F.I.R. is there and he will be facing the music for the present since the petitioner remained in custody since 29.05.2024, let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of like amount each to the satisfaction of learned A.C.J.M. IV, Chapra at Saran in connection with Cyber P.S. Case No. 163 of 2024 subject to the following conditions:- (i). One of the bailor should be the family member of the petitioner who shall provide official document to show his bona fide;
(ii) the petitioner shall appear on each and every date before the Trial Court and failure to do so for two consecutive dates, without plausible reason will entail cancellation of his bail bond by the Trial Court itself;
(iii) the petitioner shall appear before the concerned
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.60044 of 2024(3) dt.25-09-2024 3/3 police station every month for next one year to mark his attendance;
(iv) the petitioner shall in no way try to induce or promise or threat the witnesses or tamper with the evidences, failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of the bail bonds;
(v) the petitioner shall desist from committing any criminal offence again failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of his bail bonds. (Rajiv Roy, J) Ankit Kumar/- U T