Ravindra Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.9703 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-270 Year-2022 Thana- BIDUPUR District- Vaishali ====================================================== Ravindra Kumar Son of Arvind Singh @ Arvind Kumar Singh R/O VillageKhilwat, P.S.- Bidupur, District- Vaishali ... ... Petitioner/S

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Anant Kumar 1, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 28-06-2023 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State. Let the defect(s), if any, be removed within a period of four weeks from today.

The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Bidupur P.S. Case No. 270 of 2022 registered for the offence under Section 392 of the Indian Penal Code.

The accused/petitioner is not named in the F.I.R. and is in custody since 30.07.2022.

The allegation against this petitioner is to commit robbery alongwith other co-accused persons, while committing so taken away 16 parcels, which were in possession of informant during the occurrence, being a delivery boy. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.9703 of 2023(2) dt.28-06-2023 2/3 submitted that implication of this petitioner with present case is only out of his criminal antecedents, as he found involved in 18 cases, where he is on bail in 16 cases. It is submitted that suspicion arises out of said criminal antecedents, petitioner on the basis of self confession while apprehended in Bidupur P.S. Case No. 11/2020 was remanded in present case without having any connecting material/evidence. It is submitted that petitioner was not put on TIP, as yet. While concluding the argument, it has been submitted that investigation of this case is completed, for which charge-sheet has already submitted, as such, there is no chance of tampering with the evidence.

Learned APP opposed the prayer of bail.

Considering the facts and circumstances as mentioned above, as save and except self confession, no incriminating material recovered/surfaced during the course of investigation as to connect petitioner, prima facie, with the present occurrence, coupled with the fact that charge-sheet has already submitted, where petitioner is in custody since 30.07.2022, accordingly the petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on bail in connection with Bidupur P.S. Case No. 270 of 2022 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.9703 of 2023(2) dt.28-06-2023 3/3 satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Vaishali at Hajipur/concerned Court, subject to the conditions as mentioned under Section 437(3) of the Cr.P.C.

(Chandra Shekhar Jha, J) Archana/- U T