Rajeev Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.62094 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-273 Year-2021 Thana- AMARPUR District- Banka ====================================================== RAJEEV SINGH S/O SATRUGHAN SINGH Resident of Village- Katahil, P.S.- Amarpur, District- Banka. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Pranav Kumar Jha For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Syed Mojibur Rahman ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 21-02-2023 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 25(1-b)/a/26/35 of the Arms Act.

As per allegation in the FIR, while the police team was on patrolling duty, one pick-up van driver informed them that four miscreants have looted Rs. 8,000/- and two mobile phones belong to driver and co-driver. On that information, police party caught one of the miscreants namely, Pankaj Kumar Sah and on interrogation, he disclosed the name of the petitioner and others as of his associates. On search, one country made katta and two live cartridges were recovered from their possession. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case due to high handedness of police party. No looted article has been recovered

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.62094 of 2022(2) dt.21-02-2023 2/2 from possession of the petitioner. In confessional statement of apprehended accused Pankaj Kumar Saho, he has disclosed the name of the petitioner before the police, which has no evidentiary value in the eye of law. Apprehended accused has already been enlarged on bail vide order dated 16.06.2022 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 10277 of 2022 and the case of the petitioner stands on better footing to that of the co-accused. Petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State.

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 ACJM, 1st Banka in connection with Amarpur P.S. Case No. 273 of 2021. (Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) sushma/- U