Karan Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.61761 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-492 Year-2022 Thana- FATUA District- Patna ====================================================== Karan Kumar Son of Sunil Chandravanshi R/O Govindpur, Nayatola, Gaurayasthan, P.S- Fatuha, Dist- Patna.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Kritu Verma, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Binod Kumar, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 29-05-2023 Heard Mr. Kritu Verma, learned Counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mr. Binod Kumar, learned A.P.P. appearing on behalf of the State.

2. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Fatuha P.S. Case No. 492 of 2022 for the offence punishable under Sections 341, 323, 307, 504, 506 and 34 of Indian Penal Code.

3. The prosecution story, in brief, is that the allegation against the petitioner is that he along with other co-accused persons assaulted the informant and his son and also used filthy language.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that the genesis of the alleged incidence is because the petitioner had protested against giving illegal

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.61761 of 2022(2) dt.29-05-2023 2/2 electricity connection from his legal connection from the Power Holding Company. The allegations against the petitioner is general and omnibus in nature. Learned counsel further submitted that there is no direct and specific allegation against the petitioner. The petitioner has clean antecedent.

5. Considering the nature of allegation made in the F.I.R. as well as the fact that the informant has not given details of the electricity connection which they are using. In view of the above matter it appears that the petitioner has made out a prima facie case to released on pre-arrest bail.

6. The Court below is directed to release the petitioner on anticipatory bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand Only) each with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned A.C.J.M. Ist, Patna city in connection with Fatuha P.S. Case NO. 492 of 2022, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.

7. The present bail application is disposed of. (Purnendu Singh, J) nilmani/minuU T