Patna High CourtCR. MISC./70458/2024bail granted

Sudarshan Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

2024-09-30Mr. Justice Chandra Prakash Singh3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.70458 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-33 Year-2024 Thana- Kotwali District- Darbhanga ====================================================== SUDARSHAN KUMAR Son of Jawahar Lal Yadav Resident of Village - Kothiya, P.S.- Kako, District - Jehanabad.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Anirudh Kumar Sinha For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Tarun Prasad Mandal ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 30-09-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State.

2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Kotwali (Darbhanga) P.S. Case No. 33 of 2024 dated 07.08.2024 registered for the offence/s punishable u/ss 318(4), 319(2), 338, 336(3), 340(2), 61(2) and 3 (5) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, section 10 of the Bihar conduct of Examination Act 1981 and sections 66(C), 66(D) of the Information and Technology Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, the co-accused persons are alleged to have involved in getting job by way of illegal manner in various competitive examinations and police recovered 12 photo copies of Admit card from the possession

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.70458 of 2024(2) dt.30-09-2024 2/3 of the co-accused Deepak Kumar Singh.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. The petitioner is not named in the FIR. The name of the petitioner has sprung up in the confessional statement of the co-accused Deepak Kumar Singh. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has clean antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 09.08.2024.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the period of custody, the petitioner above-named, is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, Darbhanga in connection with Kotwali (Darbhanga) P.S. Case No. 33 of 2024, with the following condition/s:- (i). The petitioner is directed to remain physically present before the learned Court below on each and every date, failing which on two consecutive dates without

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.70458 of 2024(2) dt.30-09-2024 3/3 reasonable cause, the bail bond of the petitioner is liable to be cancelled.

7. The application stands allowed.

(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) guddukr/- U T