Santosh Ravidas @ Pappu Ravidas @ Ajam v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.7243 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -47 Year- 2013 Thana -KHUDWAN District- AURANGABAD ====================================================== Santosh Ravidas @ Pappu Ravidas @ Ajam, S/o Ram Swarup Ram @ Bakat Ram, R/o Village- Sonarchak Tola, Sonari Bigha, P.S.- Salaiya , District- Aurangabad.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Tej Narayan Singh For the Opposite Party/s : Smt. Suman Kumari Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN KUMAR ORAL ORDER 07-02-2018 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner, already in custody, seeks bail in connection with Khudwan P.S.Case No. 47 of 2013 registered under Sections 147, 148, 149, 427 and 302 of the Indian penal Code, Section 27 of Arms Act, Section 17 of C.L.A. Act, Sections 3 and 4 of Explosive Substance Act, 1884, Sections 3, 4 and 5 of Prevention of Damage of Public Property Act, 1984 and Sections 10 and 20 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967. Allegation in brief is that accused persons, members of the extremists group, had put landmine and got exploded vehicle of the informant's husband while passing through and all persons boarding the vehicle died.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner's name was disclosed in the confessional statement of co-accused

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.7243 of 2018 (2) dt.07-02-2018 2/2 Vijay Singh, except this, there is no other material against him and FIR named accused Vijay Singh and others have been admitted to bail by a co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 06.01.2015 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 3841 of 2015, and petitioner has been in custody since 26.07.2016 and police has submitted charge sheet.

Having considered the aforesaid facts and circumstances, the petitioner, namely, Santosh Ravidas @ Pappu Ravidas @ Ajam, is directed to be released on bail upon furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Aurangabad in connection with Khudwan P.S. Case No. 47 of 2013. (Arun Kumar, J) Sujit/- U T