Renu Bharti @ Mansoori Devi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.59096 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-57 Year-2014 Thana- SAKRA District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== Renu Bharti @ Mansoori Devi W/O- Yogendra Ram R/O Vill- Dubiyanhi, P.S- Saraiya (Jaitpur O.P), Distt- Muzaffarpur ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Jyotsna Rani Mishra For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Kalyan Shankar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 22-12-2022 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State. Let the defect(s), if any, be removed within a period of four weeks from today.
The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Sakra P.S. Case No. 57 of 2014 registered for the offence under Sections 147, 148, 149, 341, 342, 323, 307, 380, 427, 435, 384 of Indian Penal Code and 17 CLA Act.
The accused/petitioner is not named in the F.I.R. and is in custody since 24.05.2022.
The allegation against the petitioner is to destroy the plant and office of the informant and also to put 12 vehicles on
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.59096 of 2022(2) dt.22-12-2022 2/3 fire parked within the premises of the plant and fled away by raising slogans in support of naxals, along with other named coaccused persons. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that petitioner is not named in the F.I.R., and her name surfaced during the course of investigation, on the basis of confidential report, as received by S.S.P., Muzaffarpur, which never even disclosed the case, prima facie, against this petitioner. It is further submitted that petitioner involved in 4 more criminal cases and out of said suspicion, her name was surfaced in present case, without having any connecting evidence. While concluding the argument, it has been submitted that petitioner is a lady and moreover, investigation of this case is completed, for which charge-sheet has been submitted, as such, there is no chance of tampering with the evidence. Learned APP, opposes the prayer of bail.
Considering the facts and circumstances as mentioned above, as name of petitioner surfaced during the course of investigation, without having any connecting evidence, merely on the basis of secret input coupled with the fact that chargesheet has been submitted, let the petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on bail in connection with Sakra P.S.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.59096 of 2022(2) dt.22-12-2022 3/3 Case No. 57 of 2014 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Session Judge-X, Muzaffarpur/concerned Court, subject to the conditions as mentioned under Section 437(3) of the Cr.P.C. (Chandra Shekhar Jha, J) Archana/- U T