Vijay Pandit v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.215 of 2016 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -39 Year- 2015 Thana -LAXMIPUR District- JAMUI ====================================================== Vijay Pandit, son of Puna Pandit, resident of Village Fokso, Police Station Barhat, District Jamui.

.... .... Petitione

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Shivendra Kumar Singh, Advocate Mr. Pankaj Kumar Sinha For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Shantanu Kumar (App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE DR. JUSTICE RAVI RANJAN ORAL ORDER 18-02-2016 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 364A/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

It is contended on behalf of the petitioner that the FIR was lodged against unknown. Thereafter, the victim boy has been recovered and his statement under Section 164 Cr.P.C. has been recorded which is available in paragraph 52 of the case diary but he has not taken the name of the petitioner. That apart, the petitioner has been implicated in this case only on the basis of confessional statements of co-accused Jago and Guddu Yadav, who have been granted bail by the court below itself. It is further contended that except the aforesaid confessional statement, there

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.215 of 2016 (3) dt.18-02-2016 2/2 is no material against the petitioner.

Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, let the petitioner, namely, Vijay Pandit be released on bail in the event of his arrest/surrender before the court below within a period of six weeks from today in connection with Laxamipur (Gidhaur) P.S. Case No.39/2015, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000 (Ten Thousand Rupees) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Jamui subject to the conditions as laid down under sub-section (2) of Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. (Dr. Ravi Ranjan, J.) V.K. Pandey/- U T