Mukesh Kumar Mehta v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.13138 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -54 Year- 2016 Thana -NTPC KHAIRA District- AURANGABAD ====================================================== Mukesh Kumar Mehta S/o Laxman Mehta @ Lakshmi Narayan Mehta, Resident of Village- Dhawabar (Belbigha Tola), P.S. Hussainabad, DistrictPalamu (Jharkhand). .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ashok Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/s : Smt. Sucheta Yadav ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JITENDRA MOHAN SHARMA ORAL ORDER 11-07-2017 Supplementary affidavit has been filed on behalf of the petitioner disclosing further criminal antecedent of the petitioner. Let it be kept on record.

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner seeks bail in connection with NTPC Khaira P.S. Case No. 54 of 2016 registered for the offences punishable under section(s) 25(1-b)a, 26, 35 of the Arms Act. Allegedly after search, from the possession of the petitioner one country made loaded Katta and two more cartridges were recovered and for that, the petitioner is in custody since 11.12.2016.

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.13138 of 2017 (5) dt.11-07-2017 2/2 Submission is of false implication and that nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner and he has been made victim of the circumstances. The petitioner has got only one more case and there he is on bail, as such, he deserves sympathetic consideration.

Learned APP submits that the petitioner has got criminal antecedent.

In the facts and circumstances as stated above, the petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on bail on execution of bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Aurangabad in connection with NTPC Khaira P.S. Case No. 54 of 2016, subject to the conditions that one of the bailors must be a near relative and another having sufficient immovable property within the territorial jurisdiction of the Court concerned and the petitioner shall remain present on each and every date during trial and the default on two consecutive dates on his part without any reason, shall disentitle the petitioner from privilege of bail.

(Jitendra Mohan Sharma, J) Mahesh/- U T