Ranjan Rai v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.68728 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-150 Year-2022 Thana- DERNI BAZAR District- Saran ====================================================== RANJAN RAI S/O RAM SANEHI RAI Resident of Village- Chirand, P.S.- Doriganj, District- Saran.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sanjay Kumar Singh, Advocate.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Bharat Bhushan, APP.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 12-04-2023 Learned counsel for the petitioner is permitted to remove defect(s), as pointed out by the office, if any, within a period of four weeks from today.

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Derni P. S. Case No. 150 of 2022 dated 04.08.2022 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 399, 402 and 414 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 25(1-b)a/ 26 of the Arms Act.

As per the prosecution case, a touch screen mobile phone made of Realme company and one keypad mobile phone

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.68728 of 2022(2) dt.12-04-2023 2/3 made of itel company were recovered from the possession of the petitioner while he along with the accused persons was assembled on the closed brick kiln of one Satya Singh to commit crime.

Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. No such occurrence as alleged has ever taken place. No incriminating material has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. So far as the recovery is concerned, the alleged recovered mobile phones belong to the petitioner. The petitioner is accused in five other criminal cases as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 05.08.2022 Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the period of custody, the petitioner abovenamed, is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, Saran at Chapra in connection with Derni P. S. Case No. 150 of 2022 with the condition:-

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1. The petitioner is directed to remain physically present before the learned Court below on each and every date, failing which on two consecutive dates without reasonable cause, the bail bonds of the petitioner is liable to be cancelled. The application stands allowed.

(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) shakir/- U T