Alok Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.71512 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-181 Year-2020 Thana- BARURAJ District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== ALOK KUMAR, Son of Akhilesh Mahto, Resident of Village- Dharampur Ishahak, P.S.- Baruraj, District- Muzaffarpur. ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Nachiketa Jha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.A.G.
====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 08-06-2022 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned APP for the State.
Learned counsel for the petitioner is permitted to remove the defect/(s), as pointed out by the office, if any, within a period of four weeks from today.
Petitioner is apprehending his arrest in Baruraj P.S. Case No. 181 of 2020, G.R. No. 3306/2020, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 341, 323, 504, 506, 436, 354, 379/34 of the Indian Penal Code.
It is a case of assaulting and outraging the modesty of the informant and setting her house on fire by pouring kerosene oil. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the informant and other persons have badly assaulted the petitioner due to which he was hospitalized and there is case and counter case between the parties. He further submits that there is general
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.71512 of 2021(2) dt.08-06-2022 2/3 and omnibus allegation against the accused persons and during the investigation, the police has not found the case true under Section 379 and 436 of the IPC. He further submits that coordinate Bench of this Court has already been granted anticipatory bail to the other co-accused persons having similar footing vide order dated 17.01.2022 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 24141 of 2021. He further submits that the petitioner has clean antecedent.
Learned APP for the State has opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner.
Considering the aforesaid submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner and the fact that similarly situated other co-accused persons have already been granted anticipatory bail by coordinate Bench of this Court and petitioner has no criminal antecedent. I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Let the petitioner, abovenamed in the event of his arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order, is directed to be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.71512 of 2021(2) dt.08-06-2022 3/3 Class, Muzaffarpur in connection with Baruraj P.S. Case No. 181 of 2020, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of Code of Criminal Procedure. (Sunil Dutta Mishra, J) khushbu/- U T