Santosh Yadav @ Sanjeev Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.73028 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-180 Year-2024 Thana- JAMUI District- Jamui ====================================================== 1.

Santosh Yadav @ Sanjeev Kumar, Son of Sheonandan Yadav, Resident of Village - Ujhandi, P.S. - Jamui, District - Jamui 2.

Sikandar Yadav @ Sikandar @ Sakindar Yadav, Son of Sita Ram Yadav, Resident of Village - Ujhandi, P.S. - Jamui, District - Jamui ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Pankaj Kumar Sinha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Md. Ataur Rahman, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 23-10-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in connection with Jamui P.S. Case No.180 of 2024 instituted under Sections 448, 341, 323, 354(B), 354, 379, 504, 506 & 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per the prosecution case, petitioner along with other co-accused persons entered into the house of the informant and molested and assaulted her and also taken away Rs.30,000/- and golden chain from her neck.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioners are innocent and have been falsely implicated in this case. Both the parties are co-villagers. Earlier a criminal case

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.73028 of 2024(2) dt.23-10-2024 2/2 was lodged against nephew of the informant by Bhabhi of accused no.2 and due to that reason this case has been filed with false allegations. The allegations are ornamental in nature. There is no injury to anyone. Petitioner no.2 has no criminal antecedent whereas petitioner no.1 has three criminal antecedents in which he is on bail. Petitioners undertake to cooperate in the investigation and the trial.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail.

6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and submissions of learned counsel for the parties, in the event of arrest or surrender before the Court below within six weeks from today, the petitioners be released on bail upon furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount to each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M., Jamui / Concerned Trial Court in connection with Jamui P.S. Case No.180 of 2024, subject to the conditions laid down in Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.

(Sunil Dutta Mishra, J) ashishkr/- U T