Pankaj Kumar Yadav v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.72425 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-42 Year-2024 Thana- Bajitpur District- Darbhanga ====================================================== Pankaj Kumar Yadav, Son of Binod Yadav, Resident of Village- Chakka, P.S.- Nehra, Dist- Darbhanga ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Baidyanath Prasad, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Navin Kumar Pandey, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 05-10-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner has prayed for bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 395 and 397 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. The case of the prosecution is that eight unknown miscreants assaulted the informant and took his mobile and cash. Accordingly, the F.I.R. was registered against unknown persons and during investigation, on the basis of mobile location, petitioner was arrested.
4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. He has been falsely implicated in this case. Neither he is named in the F.I.R. nor put on T.I.P. In fact,
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.72425 of 2024(2) dt.05-10-2024 2/2 the petitioner had purchased the said mobile from the covillager Chandan Kumar Paswan and he had no knowledge about the mobile that it is a looted article. He is languishing in judicial custody since 29.06.2024.
5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State and submitted that petitioner has one criminal antecedent.
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 A.C.J.M.-VI, Darbhanga in connection with Bajitpur P.S. Case No. 42of 2024. (Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) lata/- U T