Vikash Kumar @ Vikash Ram @ Santosh Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.85392 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-289 Year-2018 Thana- RAJGIR District- Nalanda ====================================================== Vikash Kumar @ Vikash Ram @ Santosh Kumar Son Of Shiv Kumar Ram @ Shiv Kumar Chandrabanshi R/O Village- Begampur, P.S. And Dist.- Nalanda ... ... Petitioner/s

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The state of bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Amar Nath Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Syed Ehteshamuddin ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 15-01-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for regular bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under sections 365/34 of the Indian Penal Code and later on added section 302 of the IPC.

3. The prosecution case, in brief, is that the Manager of a Bank i.e. deceased of the present case went missing on 27.9.218 and his dead body was found after some days. Thereafter, present FIR was registered against unknown for abduction and murder of the deceased.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. The petitioner is not named in the FIR. During investigation, one coaccused Chandan Kumar was arrested on suspicion who

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.85392 of 2023(3) dt.15-01-2024 2/2 confessed his guilt in his confessional statement and also disclosed the name of the petitioner. Save and except confession, no any consistent material has been come against the petitioner. It is further submitted that the petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 31.7.2023. Moreover, several co-accused of this case have already been enlarged on bail granted by different co-ordinate Bench of this Court which is evident from Annexure-2 series.

5. Learned APP appearing for the state has opposed the prayer of regular bail.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case as well as custody period, this court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be released on bail in connection with Rajgir P.S. Case No. 289 of 2018 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned 7th Additional District and Sessions Judge, Nalanda at Biharsharif. (Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) Amandeep/- U T