Manish Kumar @ Manish Baitha v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.80667 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-67 Year-2024 Thana- CHACKMEHSI District- Samastipur ====================================================== Manish Kumar @ Manish Baitha S/o- Sanjay Baitha Village Bishanpur PsBishanpur District-Darbhanga ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Girish Chandra Jha For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Rina Sinha ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 02-04-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State.
2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Chakmeshi P.S. Case No. 67/2024 dated 19.05.2024 registered for the offence punishable u/s 399, 402, 413 and 414 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 25(1-B)a, 26 and 35 of the Arms Act.
3. As per the prosecution case, 7-8 unknown miscreants were making preparation to commit crime. On seeing the police party, the miscreants tried to escape but 6 miscreants were apprehended. On search of the petitioner, one country-made katta, a mobile phone, three live cartridges and a motorcycle without a number plate were recovered.
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4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has no concern with the alleged recovery. The other co-accused person has already been granted bail by the Co-ordinate Bench of this court vide order dated 07.08.2024 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 52166/2024. The petitioner has one antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 20.05.2024.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioner.
6. 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, Samastipur in connection with Chakmeshi P.S. Case No. 67/2024, with the condition ;- (i). 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 bond of the petitioner is liable to be cancelled.
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7. The application stands allowed.
(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) atul/- U T