Ravi Kumar @ Ravi Kishan Sah v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.79791 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-164 Year-2024 Thana- AMNAUR District- Saran ====================================================== Ravi Kumar @ Ravi Kishan Sah, S/o Shilanath Sah, R/o Village + P.O. + P.STaraiya, District- Saran at Chapra- 841424. ... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Jeetendra Narayan, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Ramchandra Sahni, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 22-01-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. The accused/petitioner seeks bail in connection with Amnour P.S. Case No.164 of 2024 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 395 and 412 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. The accused/petitioner is not named in the FIR and is in custody since 03.07.2024.

4. The allegation against the petitioner is to commit dacoity in Central Bank of India, Apher Branch along with other co-accused persons and while committing so, looted cash of Rs.8,94,988/-.

5. It is submitted by learned counsel that name of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.79791 of 2024(3) dt.22-01-2025 2/3 petitioner transpired during the course of investigation on the basis of confessional statement of co-accused, namely, Pintu Kumar and Manish Kumar, where in furtherance of aforesaid, no incriminating materials surfaced/recovered during investigation as to connect the petitioner prima faice with present occurrence of dacoity. It is pointed out that petitoner was not put on T.I.P. as yet. While concluding argument, it is submitted that investigation of this case is already completed, for which, charge-sheet has been submitted and, as such, there is no chance of tampering with the evidence and moreover the petitioner found involved in three more criminal cases, where he is on bail.

6. Learned APP opposes the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner.

7. In view of aforesaid factual submissions, as save and except suspicion arising out of confessional statement of co-accused, nothing incriminating recovered during investigation as to connect the petitioner prima facie with present occurrence of dacoity, coupled with the fact that investigation of this case is already completed, where

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.79791 of 2024(3) dt.22-01-2025 3/3 petitioner is in custody since 03.07.2024, accordingly, the petitioner, above-named, is directed to be released on bail furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-VIII, Saran at Chapra in connection with Amnour P.S. Case No.164 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 437(3) of the CrPC/under Section 480(3) of the BNSS.

(Chandra Shekhar Jha, J.) Sanjeet/- U T