Patna High CourtCR. MISC./46508/2014bail granted

Seraj Khan v. The State Of Bihar

2015-02-16Justice Smt. Anjana Mishra2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.46508 of 2014 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -254 Year- 2014 Thana -RAMPUR District- GAYA ====================================================== Seraj Khan, Son of Late Asique Khan, Resident of Mohalla - Gewalbigha, P.S. - Rampur, District - Gaya.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Y.V. Giri, Sr. Advocate Mr. Ashish Giri, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Ms. Nirmala Kumari, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. ANJANA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 16-02-2015 Heard learned Senior Counsel for the petitioner and the learned counsel for the State.

The petitioner is in custody since 18.9.2014 in connection with Rampur P.S. Case No.254 of 2014 registered for the offences under Sections 436 and 427 of the Indian Penal Code. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the informant has filed the present case on mere suspicion and there is no eye-witness to the occurrence. It has been submitted that the petitioner had not burnt the room of the informant as on the alleged date of occurrence he was away attending a marriage. It is further submitted by the petitioner that it is hardly likely that the petitionerwould cause fire to occur in the house in which he is also residing. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that both the

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.46508 of 2014 (4) dt.16-02-2015 2/2 petitioner and the informant had been engaged in a family dispute. Considering the aforementioned submissions and the fact that there is no eye-witness to the occurrence, let the above named petitioner be released on bail on his furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gaya, in connection with Rampur P.S. Case No.254 of 2014. (Anjana Mishra, J) PNM U T