Rajeev Ranjan Kumar @ Rajiv Ranjan v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.70943 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-411 Year-2021 Thana- LAKHISARAI District- Lakhisarai ====================================================== RAJEEV RANJAN KUMAR @ RAJIV RANJAN Son of Late Umakant Singh Resident of Village- Barhiya, P.S- Barhiya, District- Lakhisarai ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Rajesh Kumar Singh, Sr.Advocate : Mr.Santosh Kumar Pandey For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Shahabuddin Azeem @ S. Azeem ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR VERMA ORAL ORDER 14-03-2023 Heard Mr. Rajesh Kumar Singh, learned senior counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned A.P.P. for the State.
The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offence under Sections 302/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 27 of Arms Act.
The FIR of the occurrence of murder is against unknown.
Learned senior counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has clean antecedent. He has falsely been implicated in the present case. He further submits that the petitioner is not named in the FIR. Name of the petitioner has been transpired during investigation on the basis of the self-
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.70943 of 2022(3) dt.14-03-2023 2/3 confessional statement of the petitioner. Further submits that except the self-confessional statement of the petitioner, no other cogent material has come during investigation against the petitioner and the police, after investigation, submitted chargesheet against the petitioner and the petitioner is in custody since 20.09.2022.
Learned A.P.P. for the State, on the other hand, has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned court below where the case is pending in connection with Lakhisarai (Ramgarh Chowk) P.S. Case No. 411 of 2021, with the following conditions:-
(1) Petitioner shall co-operate in the trial and shall be properly represented on each and every date fixed by the Court and shall remain physically present as directed by the Court and on his/her absence on two consecutive dates without sufficient reason, his/her bail bond shall be cancelled by the Court below.
(2) If the petitioner tampers with the evidence or the witnesses, in that case, the prosecution will be at liberty to move for cancellation of bail.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.70943 of 2022(3) dt.14-03-2023 3/3
(3) And, further condition that the court below shall verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and in case at any stage, it is found that the petitioner has concealed his criminal antecedent, the court below shall take step for cancellation of bail bond of the petitioner. However, the acceptance of bail bonds in terms of the above-mentioned order shall not be delayed for purpose of or in the name of verification.
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