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Patna High CourtCR. MISC./71604/2024bail granted

Sonu Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

2024-09-27Mr. Justice R. P. Mishra3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.71604 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-281 Year-2023 Thana- CHAKAND District- Gaya ====================================================== Sonu Kumar Son of Chandu Sao @ Chandu Kumar Resident of Village - Badki Delha Paraiya Road, P.S. - Delha, District - Gaya ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mrs. Renu Kumari, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 27-09-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Chakand P.S. case No. 281 of 2023 instituted for the offences under Sections 395 and 397 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. Prosecution case, in short, is that when the informant was coming to Patna on his truck loaded with 59 items related to AC from Kolkata, four unknown miscreants tried to steal the truck and stabbed the informant on his chest. It is further alleged that one of the co-accused sat on the truck and

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.71604 of 2024(2) dt.27-09-2024 2/3 went to one Cement godown near Delha, where all started unloading the items from the truck in question.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case. Petitioner is not named in the F.I.R. The name of the petitioner transpired in this case during investigation on the basis of confessional statement of the co-accused Rahul Kumar who has already been granted regular bail vide order dated 27.02.2024 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 12108 of 2024. No incriminating/looted article has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. Learned counsel further submitted that T.I.P. has not been conducted till date. It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, let the petitioner, above named, in the event of arrest/surrender before the Court below within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/-(Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Chakand P.S. case

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.71604 of 2024(2) dt.27-09-2024 3/3 No. 281 of 2023, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. (Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Alok Verma/- U T