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Patna High CourtCR. MISC./80358/2023allowed

Vijendra Pandey @ Goutam Pandey v. The State Of Bihar

2023-12-14Mr. Justice Sunil Kumar Panwar2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.80358 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-349 Year-2023 Thana- KATEYA District- Gopalganj ====================================================== Vijendra Pandey @ Goutam Pandey S/O Late Raghunath Pandey R/O Village- Bhagwati Bazar, P.S- Kateya, Distt.- Gopalganj. ... ... Petitioner/S

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Dhramveer For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Anand Kishore Choudhary ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 14-12-2023 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 sections 147, 148, 149, 341, 324, 323, 307, 379, 427, 504, 506 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 27 of Arms Act.

3. As per prosecution case, the FIR named accused persons including the petitioner are said to have intercepted the car of the informant and threatened him after showing pistol. When the informant opposed, the accused persons assaulted the informant due to which he sustained injury.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. He has falsely been implicated in this case. The specific allegation of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.80358 of 2023(2) dt.14-12-2023 2/2 making fire is against co-accused Ranjan Yadav but the same did not hit anyone. General and omnibus allegation leveled against the petitioner. The petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as stated in para-3 of the bail petition. It is further submitted that the petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 1.8.2023.

5. Learned APP appearing for the state has opposed the prayer of regular bail.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case as well as custody of the petitioner, this court is inclined to enlarge him on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be released on bail in connection with Kateya P.S. Case No. 349 of 2023 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned CJM, Gopalganj.

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