Vinod Thakur v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.82037 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-119 Year-2022 Thana- PUNPUN District- Patna ====================================================== VINOD THAKUR SON OF LATE GULAB THAKUR R/O VILLAGEABDULPUR, P.S.- MAHUA, DISTRICT- VAISHALI ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Rajesh Ranjan Kumar, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Md. Ataur Rahman, APP.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 04-01-2024 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 Section 379 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per the FIR, the alleged vehicle of the informant has been stolen.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. No such occurrence as alleged ever took place. He has been falsely implicated in this case due to ulterior motive. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The allegation levelled against the petitioner is not specific rather general and omnibus in nature. His name has been transpired in the present case on the basis of the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.82037 of 2023(2) dt.04-01-2024 2/2 confessional statement of co-accused, namely, Manjay Kumar due to previous enmity. Similarly situated co-accused, namely, Sudhir Chaudhari has been enlarged on bail by a co-ordinate bench of this court vide order dated 16.01.2023 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 53122 of 2022. Petitioner has 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, as similarly situated co-accused, namely, Sudhir Chaudhari has been enlarged on bail by a co-ordinate bench of this court, let the above named petitioner, be released on bail, in the event of his 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) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Court below where the case is pending/successor Court in connection with Punpun P.S. Case No. 119 of 2022, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C. (Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) divyanshi/- U T