Dhanush Lal Mahto @ Dhanush Lal Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.66510 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-192 Year-2024 Thana- JAYNAGAR District- Madhubani ====================================================== Dhanush Lal Mahto @ Dhanush Lal Singh Son of Late Saryug Mahto Resident of Village- Betaunha, P.S- Jai Nagar, District- Madhubani ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Zaki Haider, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Dashrath Mehta, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 01-10-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Jaynagar P.S. Case No. 192 of 2024 instituted for the offences under Sections 379, 427 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. Allegation against the petitioner is of illegal cutting/digging the soil from the Government land near the left embankment of Kamla Balan near the village Betaunaha.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. Learned counsel further submitted that allegation alleged in the FIR are false, concocted and petitioner is not at all concerned with the alleged crime. Learned counsel further

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.66510 of 2024(2) dt.01-10-2024 2/2 submitted that this petitioner has falsely been implicated merely on the basis of written information made by Ram Babu Singh, the co-villager of the petitioner with whom the petitioner has land dispute. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submitted that there is no direct evidence against the petitioner to show the involvement of the petitioner in the alleged offence. It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, let the petitioner above named, in the event of arrest/surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Jaynagar P.S. Case No. 192 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. (Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Alok Verma/- U T