Pankaj Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.78509 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-197 Year-2023 Thana- RAGHOPUR District- Vaishali ====================================================== Pankaj Kumar son of Rambabu Rai @ Rambabu Ray Village- Bahrampur PsRaghopur Rustampur OP Dist- Vaishali ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Pranav Kumar, Adv.

Mr. Rajeev Ranjan No. II, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Parmanand Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 16-01-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case in connection with Raghopur (Rustampur O.P.) P.S. Case No. 197 of 2023 dated 17.08.2023 registered for the offence/s punishable u/s 341, 323, 324, 379, 353, 504, 506 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per the prosecution case, the informant on duty, saw an overloaded boat and made video of the same to send to his senior officer. In the meantime, the petitioner along with 4-5 unknown persons abused the informant and assaulted on his head and tore his uniform.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.78509 of 2023(2) dt.16-01-2024 2/2 that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in this case. The petitioner is named in the FIR. The name of the petitioner has sprung up in this case on suspicion made by the informant. There is general and omnibus allegation against the petitioner. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent as stated at para 3 of the bail petition.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the anticipatory bail petition of the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the nature of allegation against the petitioner, let the above named petitioner, in the event of his arrest/surrender within a period of six weeks from today, 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 the learned court concerned, J.M.- 1st Class, Vaishali at Hajipur in connection with Raghopur (Rustampur O.P.) P.S. Case No. 197 of 2023 subject to conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

7. The application stands allowed.

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