Harpinder Singh @ Pappu v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.71843 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-331 Year-2021 Thana- LAKHISARAI District- Lakhisarai ====================================================== HARPINDER SINGH @ PAPPU Son of Late Nandlal Chawla @ Late Nandlal Singh Resident of Shahid Karnal Singh Nagar, Face-1, Pakhowal Road, House No. 14, Police Station - Dugri, District - Ludhiana (Punjab). ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Shailendra Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Dr. Ajeet Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 20-07-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The instant application for anticipatory bail has been filed by the petitioner apprehending his arrest in connection with Lakhisarai P.S. Case no. 331 of 2021 instituted for the offence under Sections 166, 167, 192, 194, 200, 203, 213, 218, 219, 302, 389, 404, 406, 467, 468, 471, 506, 511, 34, 120B of the Indian Penal Code and Section 27 of the Arms Act.

As per allegation in the FIR, while the informant and his father were sitting in bedroom, several accused persons including the petitioner entered there and on order of Chanchal Kaur and Hardeep Kaur, co-accused Yogendra Singh fired which hit his neck and during course of treatment he died.

Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.71843 of 2021(2) dt.20-07-2022 2/2 submitted that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. He has been falsely implicated in this case. Specific allegation of firing is co-accused Yogender Siongh and not against the petitioner. There is no direct or indirect allegation of assaulting against him. Deceased is full brother of the petitioner. He has got no criminal antecedent. Similarly situated accused persons have granted privilege of anticipatory bail by a different co-ordinate Bench vide order dated 29.3.2022 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 62362 of 2021. Learned APP appearing for the State has opposed the prayer of Bail.

Having heard learned counsel for the parties and in the facts and circumstances of the case as stated above, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The petitioner is directed to surrender in the Court below within a period of four weeks from today and in the event of his arrest or surrender in connection with Lakhisarai P.S. Case no. 331 of 2021, he will be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned CJM, Lakhisarai subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.

(Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) sushma/- U