Patna High CourtCR. MISC./8360/2017allowed

Raghunath Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar

2017-02-27Mr. Justice Arvind Srivastava2 pages

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.8360 of 2017 (2) dt.27-02-2017

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.8360 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -157 Year- 2016 Thana -PIPRA DistrictEASTCHAMPARAN(MOTIHARI) ======================================================

1. Raghunath Manjhi, S/o Mahang Manjhi, Resident of village- Khairimal Dihtola, P.S.- Pipra, District- East Champaran. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Raj Kishore Prasad For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sri Anand Kishore Choudhary ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARVIND SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 27-02-2017 Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

This application, for grant of anticipatory bail, arises out of Pipra Police Station Case No. 157 of 2016, disclosing offences under Sections 272 and 273 of the Indian Penal Code and 47(a) of the Excise Act.

Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that though the petitioner has been named in the F.I.R. on the basis of alleged recovery but the seizure list does not contain signature of this petitioner nor the signature or thumb impression of his family members, which is in violation of Section 100 (7) Cr. P.C. Except seizure list without following due procedure, nothing is against this petitioner. Nothing has been recovered

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.8360 of 2017 (2) dt.27-02-2017 from the conscious possession of this petitioner, which is evident from seizure list. Hence, the petitioner deserves the privilege of anticipatory bail.

Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, let the petitioner, above named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the Court below within six weeks, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Motihari, East Champaran in connection with Pipra Police Station Case No. 157 of 2016, subject to the condition laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Arvind Srivastava, J) brajesh/- U T