Arvind Rai @ Arvind Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.1575 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-494 Year-2021 Thana- VAISHALI District- Vaishali ====================================================== Arvind Rai @ Arvind Kumar Son Of Ramnath Rai @ Ramnath Ray R/O Vill.- Sorhatha, P.S.- Vaishali, (BELSOR O.P.), Distt.- Vaishali. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== with CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 4966 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-494 Year-2021 Thana- VAISHALI District- Vaishali ====================================================== 1.

Nagendra Ray Son Of Devanand Ray R/O Vill.- Sorhatha, P.S.- Vaishali (O.P.- Belsar), Distt.- Vaishali 2.

Sudhir Ray @ Sudhir Kumar Son Of Mahendra Ray R/O Vill.- Sorhatha, P.S.- Vaishali (O.P.- Belsar), Distt.- Vaishali 3.

Amod Ray Son Of Harindra Ray R/O Vill.- Sorhatha, P.S.- Vaishali (O.P.- Belsar), Distt.- Vaishali 4.

Jitendra Ray @ Jitendra Kumar Son Of Surendra Ray R/O Vill.- Sorhatha, P.S.- Vaishali (O.P.- Belsar), Distt.- Vaishali 5.

Ghani Ray @ Dhaneshwar Ray @ Dhaneshwar Kumar Son Of Tildhari Ray @ Tila Ray R/O Vill.- Sorhatha, P.S.- Vaishali (O.P.- Belsar), Distt.- Vaishali 6.

Harendra Ray Son Of Devanand Ray R/O Vill.- Sorhatha, P.S.- Vaishali (O.P.- Belsar), Distt.- Vaishali 7.

Surendra Ray Son Of Devanand Ray R/O Vill.- Sorhatha, P.S.- Vaishali (O.P.- Belsar), Distt.- Vaishali 8.

Tila Ray @ Tildhari Ray Son Of Devanand Ray R/O Vill.- Sorhatha, P.S.- Vaishali (O.P.- Belsar), Distt.- Vaishali ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

(In CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 1575 of 2023) For the Petitioner :

Mr. Rajeev Ranjan, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Dilip Kumar No.1, APP (In CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 4966 of 2023) For the Petitioners :

Dr. Bipin Chandra, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Pranav Kumar, APP ======================================================

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.1575 of 2023(2) dt.08-02-2023 2/3 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 08-02-2023 As both these bail applications have cropped up from the same police station case number, hence, with consent of parties, they are being heard together and disposed of by this common order.

Heard both sides.

Petitioners apprehend their arrest in connection with Vaishali (Belsor O.P.) P.S. Case No.494 of 2021, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 147, 148, 149, 323, 341, 337, 427, 454, 380, 307, 504, 506 and 452 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 27 of the Arms Act.

The petitioners in association of other co-accused is said to have assaulted Indu Devi's supporters and others. They also pelted bricks and fired upon the house of the informant. The accused persons looted cash of Rs.1,00,000/- and jewellery. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are innocent and have falsely been implicated in the instant case. It is submitted that the petitioners have got one criminal antecedent as stated in paragraph-3 of the bail petitions. It is further submitted that similarly situated other co-accused persons have already been enlarged on anticipatory bail by this Court vide order dated 10.01.2023, passed in Cr. Misc.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.1575 of 2023(2) dt.08-02-2023 3/3 No.61923 of 2022, order dated 31.01.2023, passed in Cr. Misc. No.70549 of 2022 and order dated 31.01.2023, passed in Cr. Misc. No.70890 of 2022.

Learned APP for the State opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioners. Considering the fact that similarly situated other coaccused persons have been enlarged on anticipatory bail by this Court, let petitioners, above named, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of six weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.25,000/- (rupees twenty five thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Vaishali at Hajipur in connection with Vaishali (Belsor O.P.) P.S. Case No.494 of 2021, subject to the conditions laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) S.KUMAR/- U T