Sajjad Ali @ Sajjad v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.72293 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-497 Year-2017 Thana- SIKARPUR District- West Champaran ====================================================== SAJJAD ALI @ SAJJAD Son of Mehadi Mian @ Mehdee Miya Resident of Village - Murli Parsauni, P.S.- Balthar, Distt - West Champaran. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Bimlesh Kumar Pandey For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Shantanu Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH ORAL ORDER 06-03-2020 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned A.P.P. for the State.

This is an application for grant of anticipatory bail in connection with Shikarpur PS case no. 497 of 2017 registered for the offences punishable under Section 394 of Indian Penal Code. The allegation is regarding unknown miscreants having arrived at the petrol pump of the informant, whereafter they had snatched a bag containing certain sums of money as well as documents, from the informant and had then, fled away. The learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the police had conducted investigation and filed charge-sheet against five other co-accused persons, however the petitioner was not implicated as an accused in the alleged occurrence and subsequently when supplementary investigation is stated to have been conducted by the police, one co-accused namely Noora had disclosed the name

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.72293 of 2019(3) dt.06-03-2020 2/2 of the petitioner in his confessional statement to be one of his accomplice. It is further submitted that the petitioner has got no complicity in the matter.

Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case and considering submissions made by the learned counsel for the parties, I deem it fit and appropriate to admit the petitioner to the privilege of anticipatory bail. Accordingly, the abovenamed petitioner, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt/ production of a copy of this order, is directed to be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-(Rs. Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional District & Sessions Judge-VI, Bettiah, West Champaran in connection with Shikarpur PS case no. 497 of 2017 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Mohit Kumar Shah, J) rinkee/- U T