Shrikant Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.82991 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-822 Year-2020 Thana- FATUA District- Patna ====================================================== Shrikant Singh Son Of Jagdish Singh Resident Of Village- Hajipur, PsFatuha, Dist- Patna ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Kahkashan Alam, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Ms. Sharda Kumari, APP.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 08-01-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 341, 323, 307, 379 and 504/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. Allegation against the petitioner is that he along with other co-accused persons have assaulted the informant by means of lathi and danda and snatched Rs.10,000/- from the informant.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that petitioners are quite innocent and have committed no offence as alleged. No such occurrence as alleged ever took place. Petitioners have been falsely implicated in this case. The allegation levelled against the petitioners is not specific rather general and omnibus in nature. There is no eye-witness of the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.82991 of 2023(2) dt.08-01-2024 2/2 said occurrence. There is no specific overt act against the petitioner rather a specific allegation against the co-accused Dasu Singh who assaulted the informant who has been enlarged on regular bail by the learned court below. Petitioners have no criminal antecedent as mentioned in para-3 of this application.

5. Learned APP for the State opposed the prayer for bail.

6. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, there is no specific overt act against the petitioner, let the above named petitioners, be released on bail, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned lower Court where the case is pending/successor Court in connection with Fatuha P.S. Case No.822 of 2020, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C. (Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) annpurna/- U T