Niraj Singh @ Niraj Kumar Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.58625 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-21 Year-2022 Thana- MOTIPUR District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== NIRAJ SINGH @ NIRAJ KUMAR SINGH S/o Khedan Singh @ Suryadev Singh R/v - Chaukara, P.S.- Kopa, District- Saran, at Chapra ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

THE STATE OF BIHAR ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Ms.Smita Kumari, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Rajendra Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH ORAL ORDER 04-02-2023 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned APP for the State.

The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Motipur PS case no. 21 of 2022 instituted for the offences punishable under Sections 489(B), 489(C) and other allied sections of the Indian Penal Code.

The allegation is regarding recovery of fake and counterfeit notes from the petitioner and other co-accused persons, who were apprehended by the police.

The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent, has been falsely implicated in the present case, he is having a clean antecedent and is languishing in custody since 18.01.2022. The learned counsel

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.58625 of 2022(2) dt.04-02-2023 2/2 for the petitioner has further submitted that the fact is that the petitioner was arrested from his house on 15.01.2022 and then he has been falsely implicated in the present case. Per contra, the learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail.

Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the parties and taking into account the materials available on record as also considering the nature of offence alleged to have been committed by the petitioner, though I am not inclined to grant the privilege of bail to the petitioner at the moment, however, if there is no substantial progress in the connected case, pending before the learned court below, the petitioner shall be at liberty to renew his prayer for grant of bail, after a lapse of one year from today.

The present petition stands disposed off on the aforesaid terms.

(Mohit Kumar Shah, J) rinkee/- U T