Pankaj Gupta v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.70270 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-66 Year-2022 Thana- KORHA District- Katihar ====================================================== PANKAJ GUPTA Son of Kameshwar Gupta @ Bindeshwari Gupta R/o Mohalla - Laliyahi, Gaushala, P.S. - Katihar Sahayak, Distt. - Katihar ... ... Petitioner/s
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The State Of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Raghvendra Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Pranav Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 06-11-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner has prayed for regular bail in a case instituted for the offence under Section 394 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. As per prosecution case, some unknown persons came on motorcycle snatched the bag of the informant in which cash amount was collected from different shopkeepers thereafter fled away.
4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case. He has committed no offence. Petitioner is not named in the FIR and the same has been lodged against unknown persons. The name of the petitioner has come into light, on the basis of confessional
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.70270 of 2023(2) dt.06-11-2023 2/2 statement of co-accused Kalu Paswan, which has got no evidentiary value in the eyes of law. Nothing incriminating/looted articles have been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. No T.I. Parade has been done. He is languishing in judicial custody since 10.07.2023.
5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State.
6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case as well as period of custody, 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Katihar in connection with Korha P.S. Case No. 66 of 2022. (Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) Arish/- U T