Sikandar Ram v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.31849 of 2014 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -107 Year- 2014 Thana -MUFFASIL DistrictWESTCHAMPARAN(BETTIAH) ======================================================

1. Sikandar Ram S/o Late Sheo Dayal Ram Resident of Village Nawka Tola, Lapatahi, P.S. Bettiah (Manuapul), District West Champaran. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Bimlesh Kumar Pandey, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Nityanand Tiwary(APP) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 03-02-2015 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 436/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

It is alleged that the house of the informant was put on fire. The petitioner and one Chhotelal Yadav were seen fleeing away from the place of occurrence with match box in their hands.

It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that only on suspicion accusation has been levelled against the petitioner. It is further submitted that informant has retracted from the initial version and a petition has been filed before the learned court below to that effect. Statement has been

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.31849 of 2014 (2) dt.03-02-2015 made in para-3 of the petition that petitioner has no criminal antecedent.

Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bettiah, West Champaran in connection with Bettiah (Manuapul) P.S. Case No. 107 of 2014, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Indian Penal Code.

(Dinesh Kumar Singh, J) P.K./- U