Jay Mangal Kumar @ Raj Mangal Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.984 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-201 Year-2021 Thana- OBRA District- Aurangabad ====================================================== JAY MANGAL KUMAR @ RAJ MANGAL KUMAR S/O YUGESH PASWAN R/o village- Manikpur, P.S.- Obra, District- Aurangabad (Bihar) ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

THE STATE OF BIHAR ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Bhaskar Shankar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Rajendra Nath Jha ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 17-02-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner has prayed for bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under sections 366 of the Indian Penal Code and later on Section 302 IPC was further added. Prosecution case relates to abduction of the daughter of the informant and thereafter, her dead body was recovered from Punpun river then the FIR was lodged on the basis of suspicion against the petitioner.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case. Victim girl went missing from her house since 23.08.2021 but FIR has been lodged on 26.08.2021. It appears that Save and except suspicion and self confessional statement, there is no other

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.984 of 2022(6) dt.17-02-2023 2/2 cogent material on record to connect the petitioner with the alleged crime. There is no eye witness of the occurrence. During investigation, from CDR, it appears that deceased used to talk on several mobile numbers with several persons. Petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 08.09.2021. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State and submitted that as per postmortem report, deceased died due to throttling by applying pressure over neck. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned S.D.J.M., Daugnagar, Aurangabad in connection with Obra P.S. Case No. 201/2021.

(Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) sushma/- U