Patna High CourtCR. MISC./78107/2023allowed

Pintu Kewat v. The State Of Bihar

2023-12-06Mr. Justice Sunil Kumar Panwar2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.78107 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-345 Year-2022 Thana- PUNPUN District- Patna ====================================================== PINTU KEWAT S/O LATE GANAURI KEWAT R/O VILLAGE- MARSUA, P.S- MAKHADUPUR, DISTT.- JEHANABAD.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Rajeev Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Rana Randhir Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 06-12-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for regular bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under section 379 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per allegation in the FIR, Bolero vehicle of the informant bearing registration No. BR09R-0631 which was parked outside his door, was stolen away by some unknown person.

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 theft of vehice. Co-accused Nitish Kumar and Pintu Kumar were arrested in Biharsharif P.S. Case No. 863 of 2022 in which there confession was recorded and on

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.78107 of 2023(2) dt.06-12-2023 2/2 the basis of which the petitioner's name was transpired in this case. No stolen property has been recovered from the possession or from his house. Neither the petitioner is named in the FIR not put on TIP. He is languishing in judicial custody since 24.1.2023. Moreover, similarly situated co-accused namely, Raushan Kumar has already been granted bail by this Court vide order dt. 29.8.2023 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 54640 of 2023.

5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State.

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 Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Masaurhi (Patna) in connection with Punpun P.S. Case No. 345 of 2022.

(Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) Amandeep/- U T