Sonu Patel v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.25338 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -285 Year- 2016 Thana -BETTIAH CITY DistrictWESTCHAMPARAN(BETTIAH) ====================================================== Sonu Patel S/o Ranvijay Kumar Patel, R/o Mohalla- Banuchhapar, P.S.- Banuchhpar O.P., District- West Champaran.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Sanjeev Kumar For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sri Nawal Kishore Prasad ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH ORAL ORDER 06-07-2018 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned APP for the State.

The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Bettiah Town PS case no. 285 of 2016 instituted for the offences punishable under Section 387 of Indian Penal Code and section 3/4 of Explosive Substance Act.

The allegation is regarding the unknown accused persons having lobbed a bomb at the gate of informant's house resulting in its explosion. When the informant and others went there, they found a poster containing demand of extortion money of Rs. 35 lacs.

The learned counsel for the petitioner, at the outset, submits that the petitioner has been arrested in Jogapatti PS

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.25338 of 2018 (3) dt.06-07-2018 2/2 case no. 153 of 2016 and only then, he has been made accused in 08 other cases which have been mentioned in para 3 of the present petition. It is further submitted that there is no material available on the record so as to connect the petitioner with the alleged crime. The petitioner is stated to be languishing in custody since 21.12.2017 in connection with the present case. I have heard the learned counsel for the parties and gone through the records and I deem it fit and appropriate to direct the trial court to grant bail to the petitioner subject to the verification of the fact as to whether the petitioner has been remanded in the present case only upon being arrested in Jogapatti PS case no. 153 of 2016. In case, the aforesaid submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner is found correct, the petitioner would be released on bail subject to such condition as may be imposed by the learned court of C.J.M. Bettiah, West Champaran. The petition is disposed of with the aforesaid direction.

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