Mantosh Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.42812 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -108 Year- 2015 Thana -SHEOHAR District- SHEOHAR ====================================================== Mantosh Manjhi son of Soman Manjhi resident of Village - Dostiya, P.S. - Purnahiya, District - Sheohar.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Hans Lal Kumar For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Arbind Kr.Pandey(App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR JHA ORAL ORDER 21-09-2015 Heard both sides.

The petitioner seeks bail in a case under Section 387 of the Indian Penal Code.

The petitioner is not named in the F.I.R. The informant received a call from Mobile No. 8507608489 and the caller demanded extortion of Rs. 5,00,000/-. It is submitted that the petitioner is neither named in the F.I.R. nor any incriminating article was recovered from the possession of the petitioner. It has come during the course of investigation that SIM No. 8507608489 belongs to one Parmila Devi, who disclosed that she lost her mobile having the aforesaid SIM during the course of cultivation. SIM No. 7352245585 belongs to the petitioner and it has come during the course of investigation that SIM No. 8507608489 was used but no other tangible evidence is collected.

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.42812 of 2015 (2) dt.21-09-2015 2/2 Considering the facts aforesaid, the above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sheohar in Sheohar P.S. Case No. 108 of 2015. (Prabhat Kumar Jha, J) Dilip/- U T