Mahi Raj @ Krishna Ji v. The State Of Bihar Through S.P. Economics Offence Unit, Bihar, Patna
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.72089 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-7 Year-2023 Thana- ECONOMIC OFFENCES, BIHAR District- Patna ====================================================== MAHI RAJ @ KRISHNA JI SON OF LATE MANOJ KUMAR R/O MOHALLA- MATHURIYA, P.S.- LAHERI, DISTRICT- NALANDA ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH S.P. ECONOMICS OFFENCE UNIT, BIHAR, PATNA BIHAR ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Krishna Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Vishwanath Pd. Sinha For the EOU Ms. Soni Srivastava ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 08-11-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for EOU and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner has prayed for bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under sections 153, 153(A) (1)(a), 153(1)(b), 153(1)(c), 297, 505, (1)(b), 505
(1) (C), 120(B) of the Indian Penal Code and sections 66/66(F) of the IT Act.
3. As per allegation in the FIR, at the occasion of Ram Ravmi, law and order of Bihar Sharif Town was disturbed by some miscreants including the petitioner. Petitioner has posted some communal message on whats app and other social media platform.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.72089 of 2023(2) dt.08-11-2023 2/3
4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case. Petitioner has no concern with the alleged communal riot. Petitioner is socail activist and he has raised his voices against the local administration and only for this reason, he has been made accused with false allegation. Save and except suspicion, nothing has come against the petitioner. Similarly situated other accused person has already been enlarged on bail by another coordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 5.9.2023 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 56302 of 2023. Petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 27.6.2023.
5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State and learned counsel for the EOU.
6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, 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 ACJM-1, Patna in connection with Economic
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.72089 of 2023(2) dt.08-11-2023 3/3 Offence P.S. Case No. 07 of 2023.
(Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) sushma/- U