Pintu Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.4992 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -199 Year- 2017 Thana -BARHARA District- BHOJPUR ====================================================== Pintu Singh S/o Shivpratap Singh, R/o Village- Nathmapur, P.S.- Barhara, District- Bhojpur.

.... .... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Hari Mohan Tripathy For the Opposite Party/s : Md. Arif, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD ORAL ORDER 2.

02-02-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned A.P.P. for the State.

Petitioner, in the present case, is seeking regular bail in connection with Barhara P.S. Case No. 199/2017 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 399 and 402 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 25(1-b)a, 26 and 13 of the Arms Act.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that as per allegation in the F.I.R. the petitioner was found in possession of one loaded country made pistol with one live cartridge. He is in custody since 12.07.2017. As regard the other cases stated in paragraph 3, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has got bail in Barhara P.S. Case No. 178/2014, however in two other cases his bail

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.4992 of 2018 (2) dt.02-02-2018 applications are pending.

Learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and materials on record, let the petitioner, above named, be enlarged on bail, if not wanted in any other case, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 15,000/- (Rupees fifteen thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bhojpur, in connection with Barhara P.S. Case No. 199/2017, subject to condition as laid down under Section 437(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure and further condition that one of the bailor should be a family member of the petitioner having no criminal antecedent, the petitioner shall appear as and when required before the Investigating Officer, and in course of trial, failure to appear in the court below on two consecutive dates, without there being any plausible reason, would invite cancellation of bail.

(Rajeev Ranjan Prasad, J.) Rajeev/- U T