Ranjeet Jha And ANR v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Criminal Miscellaneous No.73530 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-264 Year-2018 Thana- BARAUNI District- Begusarai ======================================================
1. Ranjeet Jha, son of Mantun Jha @ Nagendar Jha,
2. Gokul Jha, son of Mantun Jha @ Nagendar Jha, both residents of villageMau, P.S.- Vidyapati Nagar, District- Samastipur. Both Presently residing at Simariya Ghat, P.S.- Barauni (Chakiya O.P.), District- Begusarai. ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State Of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Sandip Kumar Gautam, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Akhileshwar Dayal, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY PRIYA ORAL ORDER 6/ 21-02-2019 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.
Petitioners seek bail in Barauni P.S. Case No.264 of 2018 instituted for the offence under Section(s) 302, 201/34 Indian Penal Code.
In the written report, it is alleged that son of the informant was doing work of Munshi in the sweet shop of petitioner No.1. It is alleged that on 20.06.2018 he found the mobile phone of his son switched off. The informant gave information to Chakia OP about missing of his son. On 25.06.2018 at 9.00 AM, the informant got information that one dead body is lying unclaimed near Vidyapati Road in Bachhawara P.S. He identified the aforesaid dead body to be of his son. The informant raised suspicion against the petitioners
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.73530 of 2018(6) dt.21-02-2019 2/2 on the ground that his son had given rupees one lac twenty five thousand to petitioner No.1 as loan and when he wanted his money from him then this occurrence has been committed. Case diary has been received.
Counsel for the petitioners submits that in the case diary there is no eye witness. Mere suspicion has been raised against the petitioners by some witnesses. Counsel for the petitioners further submits that witnesses, who are staff of the said sweet shop, have stated that they had no personal knowledge about the money having been given by the deceased to the petitioner No.1.
Petitioners are in custody since 27.06.2018.
In the facts and circumstances of the case, prayer of the petitioners for grant of bail is allowed. Let the petitioners, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, IV, Begusarai, in connection with Barauni P.S. Case No.264 of 2018, subject to the condition that both the bailors shall be close relative of the petitioners. (Sanjay Priya, J) J. Alam/- U T