Sonelal Sah @ Sonelala Kumar @ Sonal Sah v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.71945 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-132 Year-2018 Thana- BHAGWANPUR District- Vaishali ====================================================== SONELAL SAH @ SONELALA KUMAR @ SONAL SAH S/o Late Mandlal Sah R/o village- Ismailpur, P.S.- Hajipur Sadar, District- Vaisahli at Hajipur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Niranjan Parihar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Jitendra Kr. Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER 07-06-2022 Heard learned counsel for the parties.

The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in a case registered under section 392 of the Indian Penal Code.

As per the prosecution case, four accused persons on two motorcycles looted the informant of his mobile phone. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the FIR was registered against four unknown accused persons. The name of the petitioner transpired in course of investigation in the confessional statement of co-accused Sonam Thakur in connection with Bidupur P.S. Case no. 455 of 2018 and subsequently the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the case. No incriminating article has been recovered from the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.71945 of 2021(2) dt.07-06-2022 2/2 petitioner's possession. Inspite of the petitioner being in custody since 4.9.2020, he has not been put on T.I. parade. Investigation in the case has concluded and the case of the petitioner stands on a similar footing to that of co-accused Sachin Kumar and Sunny Kumar who have been enlarged on bail vide order dated 16.11.2021 (Annexure-2).

Heard learned APP for the State.

Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the facts of the case, the petitioner not having been put on T.I. parade inspite of being in custody for 1 year 9 months together with grant of bail to the above named co-accused Sachin Kumar, the petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail in connection with Bhagwanpur P.S. Case no. 132 of 2018 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate 1st, Vaishalit at Hajipur.

(Partha Sarthy, J) Spd/- U T