Rajan Chauhan @ Rajan Mahato v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.70473 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-76 Year-2020 Thana- GOPALPUR District- Gopalganj ====================================================== Rajan Chauhan @ Rajan Mahato Son of Rampriet Chauhan @ Rampriet Chahan @ Ramprit Chauhan @ Ramprat Chauhan @ Raiprat Chauhan village- Shahpur Pakadiyar @ Shahpur Pakaichaihar , P.S. -Gopalpur, DistricGopalganj ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Satyendra Rai, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Ms. Asha Devi, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 07-02-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 272, 273, 420 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 30(a) of Bihar Excise Act.

3. It is a case of misuse of bail. It is alleged that this petitioner after granting regular bail by this Court vide order dated 26.03.2021 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 4986 of 2021 did not appear on various dates before the trial Court, as a result his bail bond was cancelled on 03.01.2024. Petitioner is in custody since 17.08.2024.

4. Considered the period of custody, let the above named petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.70473 of 2024(3) dt.07-02-2025 2/2 Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional District and Sessions Judge-IV-cum-Special Excise Court No. II, Gopalganj, in connection with Tr. No. 1731 of 2024, arising out of Gopalpur P.S. Case No. 76 of 2020, subject to following conditions:- (i) The petitioner shall co-operate in the trial and shall be properly represented on each and every date fixed by the court and shall remain physically present as directed by the Court and in the event of failure on two consecutive dates without sufficient reasons, his bail bond shall be liable to be cancelled by the court below.

(ii) If the petitioner tampers with the evidence or the witnesses of the case, in that case, prosecution will be at liberty to move for cancellation of bail of the petitioner. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) utkarsh/- U T