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Patna High CourtCR. MISC./5319/2015bail granted

Arun Kewat v. The State Of Bihar

2015-03-11Mr. Justice Prabhat Kumar Jha2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.5319 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -59 Year- 2011 Thana -AWTARNAGAR District- SARAN ======================================================

1. Arun Kewat Son of Late Hari Kewat Resident of Village - Dr. English Giriyak, Police Staion - Giriyak, District - Nalanda. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Deepak Kumar Sinha, Advocate. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Umesh Lal Verma(App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR JHA ORAL ORDER 11-03-2015 Heard both sides.

The petitioner seeks bail in Awatar Nagar P.S. Case No. 59 of 2011, corresponding to Sessions Trial No. 26 of 2012, registered for the offences punishable under Section 394 of the Indian Penal Code.

A looted mobile was recovered from the possession of the petitioner. Earlier the prayer for bail of the petitioner was rejected lastly on 28.05.2014 with a direction to the trial court to conclude the trial within six months as the petitioner is in jail for about four years.

It appears from the order of the learned Additional Sessions Judge- VIII, Saran, Chapra that four witnesses have been examined out of which two witnesses have been declared hostile

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.5319 of 2015 (2) dt.11-03-2015 2/2 and two witnesses did not identify the petitioner. Considering the facts that the trial has not yet been concluded and the petitioner is in jail since 03.04.2011, the petitioner above named is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Sessions Judge- VIII, Saran, Chapra in connection with Awatar Nagar P.S. Case No. 59 of 2011, corresponding to Sessions Trial No. 26 of 2012.

(Prabhat Kumar Jha, J.) KKSINHA/- U T